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23 I looked on the earth, and lo, it was waste and void; and to the heavens, and they had no light.
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23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
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24 I looked on the mountains, and lo, they were quaking, and all the hills moved to and fro.
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24 I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
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25 I looked, and lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the air had fled.
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25 I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.
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26 I looked, and lo, the fruitful land was a desert, and all its cities were laid in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
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26 I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert; all its towns lay in ruins before the LORD, before his fierce anger.
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