Jeremiah 4:23-26

New Catholic Bible

²³ I looked at the earth,
    and it was a formless wasteland;
I gazed at the heavens,
    but I could not discern any light.
²⁴ I looked at the mountains,
    and they were quaking,
    while all the hills moved back and forth.
²⁵ I looked, but I could not see anyone;
    even the birds of the air had flown away.
²⁶ I looked, and the fertile land had become a desert;
    all of its towns lay in ruins
    before the Lord, before his blazing anger.