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- "And it shall come to pass,¹ [that] all¹ they that look²° upon¹ thee shall fleeª° from¹ thee, and say,ª° Ninevehª is laid waste:ª° who¹ will bemoanª° her? whenceª¹ shall I seekª° comfortersª° for thee?" {Nah 3:7} + "And the earthª wasª° without form,ª and void;ª and darknessª [was] upon¹ the faceª of the deep.ª And the Spiritª of Godª movedª° uponª the faceª of the waters.ª" {Gen 1:2} + "And Babylon,ª the gloryª of kingdoms,ª the beautyª of the Chaldees'ª excellency,ª shall be¹ as when Godª overthrewª¹ Sodomª and Gomorrah.ª ... And the wild beasts of the islandsª shall cryª° in their desolate houses,ª and dragonsª in [their] pleasantª palaces:ª and her timeª [is] nearª to come,ª° and her daysª shall not¹ be prolonged.ª°" {Isa 13:19-22} + "I will also makeª° it a possessionª for the bittern,ª and poolsª of water:ª and I will sweepª° it with the besomª of destruction,ª° saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 14:23} + "Behold,¹ the LORDª maketh the earth² empty,ª°¹ and maketh it waste,ª° and turneth²° it upside down,ª¹ and scattereth abroadª° the inhabitantsª° thereof." {Isa 24:1} + "It shall not¹ be quenchedª° nightª nor day;ª the smokeª thereof shall go upª° for ever:ª from generationª¹ to generationª it shall lie waste;ª° none¹ shall pass throughª° it for everª and ever.ª ... There¹ shall the great owlª make her nest,ª° and lay,ª° and hatch,ª° and gatherª° under her shadow:ª there¹ shall the vulturesª also¹ be gathered,ª° every oneª with her mate.ª" {Isa 34:10-15} + "I beheldª°¹ the earth,ª and, lo,¹ [it was] without form,ª and void;ª and the heavens,ª and they [had] no¹ light.ª ... I beheld,ª° and, lo,¹ the fruitful placeª [was] a wilderness,ª and all¹ the citiesª thereof were broken downª° at the presenceª¹ of the LORD,ª [and] by¹¹ his fierceª anger.ª" {Jer 4:23-26} + "Then shalt thou say,ª° O LORD,ª thou¹ hast spokenª° against¹ this¹ place,ª to cut it off,ª° that none¹ shall¹ remainª° in it, neither manª¹ nor¹ beast,ª but¹ that it shall be¹ desolateª for ever.ª" {Jer 51:62} + "And he will stretch outª° his handª against¹ the north,ª and destroyª°¹ Assyria;ª and will makeª°¹ Ninevehª a desolation,ª [and] dryª like a wilderness.ª ... This¹ [is] the rejoicingª cityª that dweltª° carelessly,ª that saidª° in her heart,ª I¹ [am], and [there is] none¹ beside²¹ me: how¹ is she become¹ a desolation,ª a place for beastsª to lie down¹ in!² every one¹ that passeth¹ by²°¹ her shall hiss,ª° [and] wagª° his hand.ª" {Zph 2:13-15} + "I have cut offª° the nations:ª their towersª are desolate;ª° I made their streets² waste,ª°¹ that none¹¹ passeth by:ª° their citiesª are destroyed,ª° so that there is no¹¹ man,ª that there is none¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Zph 3:6} + "Andª aª mightyª angelª took upª° a stoneª likeª a greatª millstone,ª andª castª° [it] intoª the¹ sea,ª saying,ª° Thusª with violenceª shall²° that greatª cityª Babylonª be thrown down,ª° andª shall be foundª° no more² at all.ª¹ ... Andª the lightª of a candleª shall shineª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee;ª andª the voiceª of the bridegroomª andª of the brideª shall be heardª° no more² at allª¹ inª thee:ª forª thyª merchantsª wereª° the¹ great menª of the¹ earth;ª forª byª thyª sorceriesª were²° allª nationsª deceived.ª°" {Rev 18:21-23}
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