Jeremiah 4:26-28

International Standard Version

²⁶ I looked, and the fruitful land^[a] had become a desert.
    All its towns were broken down
because of the Lord,
    because of his burning anger.
²⁷ For this is what the Lord says:
“The entire land will be devastated,
    but I won’t completely destroy^[b] it.
²⁸ Because of this, the land will mourn,
    and the heavens above will be dark.
Because I have spoken and decided,
    I won’t turn back from doing it.”