²⁵ I looked, and there was no one at all,
    and all the birds of the air had fled.^(A)

² I will utterly sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth, says the Lord.^(A)
3 I will sweep away humans and animals;
    I will sweep away the birds of the air
    and the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble.^[a]
    I will cut off humanity
    from the face of the earth, says the Lord.^(B)

⁴ How long will the land mourn
    and the grass of every field wither?
For the wickedness of those who live in it,
    the animals and the birds are swept away,
    and because people said, “He is blind to our ways.”^[a](A)

³ Therefore the land mourns,
    and all who live in it languish;
together with the wild animals
    and the birds of the air,
    even the fish of the sea are perishing.^(A)