Jeremiah 4:23-29

New King James Version

^23 (A)I beheld the earth, and indeed it was ^(B)without form, and void;
And the heavens, they had no light.
^24 (C)I beheld the mountains, and indeed they trembled,
And all the hills moved back and forth.
²⁵ I beheld, and indeed there was no man,
And ^(D)all the birds of the heavens had fled.
²⁶ I beheld, and indeed the fruitful land was a ^(E)wilderness,
And all its cities were broken down
At the presence of the Lord,
By His fierce anger.

“The whole land shall be desolate;
^(F)Yet I will not make a full end.
²⁸ For this ^(G)shall the earth mourn,
And ^(H)the heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have ^(I)purposed and ^(J)will not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it.
²⁹ The whole city shall flee from the noise of the horsemen and bowmen.
They shall go into thickets and climb up on the rocks.
Every city shall be forsaken,
And not a man shall dwell in it.