23  I looked on the earth, and behold, it was ⁱwithout form and void;

^jand to the heavens, and they had no light.

24  I looked on ^kthe mountains, and behold, they were quaking,

and all the hills moved to and fro.

25  ^lI looked, and behold, there was no man,

and all the birds of the air had fled.

26  I looked, and behold, the ^mfruitful land was a desert,

and all its cities were laid in ruins

before the Lord, before ⁿhis fierce anger.