Jeremiah 4:23-27

23I looked at the earth. It had no shape and it was empty. I looked at the sky. Its light had disappeared.

24I looked at the mountains. They were shaking. All the hills were moving around.

25When I looked, I saw no people. All the birds had flown away.

26The land where crops had grown was now a desert. All the cities had become heaps of stones. The Lord had caused this to happen because he was very angry.

27The Lord had said, ‘The whole land will become like a desert, but I will not completely destroy it.