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25 I looked, and all the people were gone.
    All the birds of the sky had flown away.
26 I looked, and the fertile fields had become a wilderness.
    The towns lay in ruins,
    crushed by the Lord’s fierce anger.

27 This is what the Lord says:
“The whole land will be ruined,
    but I will not destroy it completely.

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25 I looked, and there were no people;
    every bird in the sky had flown away.(A)
26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;(B)
    all its towns lay in ruins(C)
    before the Lord, before his fierce anger.(D)

27 This is what the Lord says:

“The whole land will be ruined,(E)
    though I will not destroy(F) it completely.

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