¹¹ Then I said, ^(A)“How long, O Lord?”
And he said:
“Until ^(B)cities lie waste
    without inhabitant,
and houses without people,
    and the land is a desolate waste,

¹² and the Lord removes people far away,
    and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.

¹² and the Lord removes people far away,
    and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.

^8 (A)The highways lie waste;
    the traveler ceases.
^(B)Covenants are broken;
    cities^[a] are despised;
    there is no regard for man.