I looked,and behold,therewas noman,And allthe birdsof the heavenshad fled.
Howlongis the landto mournAnd the vegetationof the countrysideto wither?For the wickednessof those who dwellin it, Animalsand birdshave been snatchedaway,Because[men] have said,"He will not seeour latterending."
"For the mountainsI will takeup a weepingand wailing,And for the pasturesof the wildernessa dirge,Becausethey are laidwastesothat noonepassesthrough,And the lowingof the cattleis not heard;Boththe birdsof the skyand the beastshave fled;they are gone.
"Shall I not punishthem for thesethings?"declaresthe LORD."On a nationsuchas thisShall I not avengeMyself?
"The fishof the sea,the birdsof the heavens,the beastsof the field,allthe creepingthingsthat creepon the earth,and allthe menwhoare on the faceof the earthwill shakeat My presence;the mountainsalso will be throwndown,the steeppathwayswill collapseand everywallwill fallto the ground.
Thereforethe landmourns,And everyonewho livesin it languishesAlong with the beastsof the fieldand the birdsof the sky,And alsothe fishof the seadisappear.
