²⁸ For this the ^(A)earth will mourn,
And the ^(B)heavens above will become dark,
Because I have ^(C)spoken, I have purposed,
And I have not ^[a]changed My mind, nor will I turn from it.”
²⁹ At the sound of the horseman and archer ^(D)every city flees;
They ^(E)go into the thickets and climb among the rocks;
^(F)Every city is abandoned,
And no one lives in them.
³⁰ And you, desolate one, ^(G)what will you do?
Although you dress in scarlet,
Although you adorn yourself with jewelry of gold,
Although you ^(H)enlarge your eyes with makeup,
In vain you make yourself beautiful.
Your ^[b](I)lovers despise you;
They seek your life.