²⁸ Therefore the earth will mourn^(A)
    and the heavens above grow dark,^(B)
because I have spoken and will not relent,^(C)
    I have decided and will not turn back.^(D)”

¹⁰ I will weep and wail for the mountains
    and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.^(A)
They are desolate and untraveled,
    and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds^(B) have all fled
    and the animals are gone.

¹⁰ The land is full of adulterers;^(A)
    because of the curse^[a](B) the land lies parched
    and the pastures^(C) in the wilderness are withered.^(D)
The prophets follow an evil course
    and use their power unjustly.