24 ^aI 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 ^aall the birds of the heavens had fled. ‡

27 For thus says the Lord:
“The whole land shall be desolate;
^aYet I will not make a full end. ‡

28 For this ^ashall the earth mourn,
And ^bthe heavens above be black,
Because I have spoken.
I have ^cpurposed and ^dwill not relent,
Nor will I turn back from it. ‡