20   Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
sheber⁷⁶⁶⁷ sheber⁷⁶⁶⁷ qara'⁷¹²¹ 'erets⁷⁷⁶ shadad⁷⁷⁰³ pith'owm⁶⁵⁹⁷ 'ohel¹⁶⁸ shadad⁷⁷⁰³ yriy`ah<sup>3407</sup> rega`⁷²⁸¹

21   How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ nec⁵²⁵¹ shama`⁸⁰⁸⁵ qowl⁶⁹⁶³ showphar⁷⁷⁸²

22   For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
`am<sup>5971</sup> 'eviyl<sup>191</sup> yada`³⁰⁴⁵ cakal⁵⁵³⁰ ben¹¹²¹ biyn⁹⁹⁵ chakam²⁴⁵⁰ ra`a`⁷⁴⁸⁹ yatab³¹⁹⁰ yada`³⁰⁴⁵

23   I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ 'erets⁷⁷⁶ tohuw⁸⁴¹⁴ bohuw⁹²² shamayim⁸⁰⁶⁴ 'owr²¹⁶

24   I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ har²⁰²² ra`ash<sup>7493</sup> gib`ah¹³⁸⁹ qalal⁷⁰⁴³

25   I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ 'adam¹²⁰ `owph⁵⁷⁷⁵ shamayim⁸⁰⁶⁴ nadad⁵⁰⁷⁴

26   I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger.
ra'ah⁷²⁰⁰ Karmel³⁷⁶⁰ midbar⁴⁰⁵⁷ `iyr⁵⁸⁹² nathats⁵⁴²² paniym⁶⁴⁴⁰ Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ paniym⁶⁴⁴⁰ charown²⁷⁴⁰ 'aph⁶³⁹

27   For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.
Yhovah³⁰⁶⁸ 'amar⁵⁵⁹ 'erets⁷⁷⁶ shmamah⁸⁰⁷⁷ `asah⁶²¹³ kalah³⁶¹⁷

28   For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
'erets⁷⁷⁶ 'abal⁵⁶ shamayim⁸⁰⁶⁴ ma`al⁴⁶⁰⁵ qadar⁶⁹³⁷ dabar¹⁶⁹⁶ zamam²¹⁶¹ nacham⁵¹⁶² shuwb⁷⁷²⁵