³ Therefore ^(A)the land mourns,
    and all who dwell in it languish,
^(B)and also the beasts of the field
    and the birds of the heavens,
    ^(C)and even the fish of the sea are taken away.

^9 (A)The land mourns and languishes;
    Lebanon is confounded and withers away;
Sharon is like a desert,
    and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.

²⁶ And ^(A)her gates shall lament and mourn;
    empty, she shall ^(B)sit on the ground.

^11 (A)The haughty looks of man shall be brought low,
    and the lofty pride of men shall be humbled,
and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

^4 (A)How long will the land mourn
    and the grass of every field wither?
^(B)For the evil of those who dwell in it
    ^(C)the beasts and the birds are swept away,
    because they said, “He will not see our latter end.”

^6 (A)We have all become like one who is unclean,
    and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
^(B)We all fade like a leaf,
    and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

28 Ah, the proud crown of ^(A)the drunkards of Ephraim,
    and the fading flower of its glorious beauty,
    which is on the head of the rich valley of those overcome with wine!