³¹ I will turn your cities into ruins^(A) and lay waste^(B) your sanctuaries,^(C) and I will take no delight in the pleasing aroma of your offerings.^(D)

²³ The whole land will be a burning waste^(A) of salt^(B) and sulfur—nothing planted, nothing sprouting, no vegetation growing on it. It will be like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah,^(C) Admah and Zeboyim, which the Lord overthrew in fierce anger.^(D)

¹¹ Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”^(A)

And he answered: