²⁵ I looked, and there were no people;
    every bird in the sky had flown away.^(A)

²⁸ Therefore the earth will mourn^(A)
    and the heavens above grow dark,^(B)
because I have spoken and will not relent,^(C)
    I have decided and will not turn back.^(D)”

“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”^(C)
declares the Lord,^(D)