Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
23 I looked [to] the land, and lo, waste and void, And unto the heavens, and their light is not.
23
I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
24 I have looked [to] the mountains, And lo, they are trembling. And all the hills moved themselves lightly.
24
I looked at the mountains, and they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
25 I have looked, and lo, man is not, And all fowls of the heavens have fled.
25
I looked, and there were no people; every bird in the sky had flown away.
26 I have looked, and lo, The fruitful place [is] a wilderness, And all its cities have been broken down, Because of Jehovah, Because of the fierceness of His anger.
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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