# General Information:

It may be helpful to use a verse bridge to arrange the text in a more logical order.

# listen to the word of the Lord Yahweh

"listen to the message of the Lord Yahweh"

# the uninhabited desolations

"the desolate cities which have no people living in them"

# the abandoned cities

"the cities that people have left behind"

# that have become plunder

"that enemies have stolen from"