²⁶ I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert;^(A)
    all its towns lay in ruins^(B)
    before the Lord, before his fierce anger.^(C)

³⁷ The peaceful meadows will be laid waste
    because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
³⁸ Like a lion^(A) he will leave his lair,
    and their land will become desolate^(B)
because of the sword^[a] of the oppressor^(C)
    and because of the Lord’s fierce anger.^(D)