² “I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”^(A)
declares the Lord.
³ “I will sweep away both man and beast;^(B)
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky^(C)
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”^[a]

⁴ How long will the land lie parched^(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?^(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.^(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

³ Because of this the land dries up,^(A)
    and all who live in it waste away;^(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.^(C)