^{23 Ref} I looked `to' the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.

^{24 Ref} I have looked `to' the mountains, And lo, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.

^{25 Ref} I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.

^{26 Ref} I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place `is' a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.