Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants,^(B)
houses are without people,
the land is ruined and desolate,

³ The earth will be stripped completely bare
and will be totally plundered,
for the Lord has spoken this message.^(A)

¹³ Look, he advances like clouds;^(A)
his chariots are like a storm.^(B)
His horses are swifter than eagles.^(C)
Woe to us, for we are ruined!^(D)