^{7 Ref} Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

^{8 Ref} The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: `the enemy' hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth not man.

^{9 Ref} The land mourneth and languisheth; Lebanon is confounded and withereth away; Sharon is like a desert; and Bashan and Carmel shake off `their leaves'.