Isaias

26 Hast thou not heard? from long ago I made it, from ancient days I formed it; now have I brought it to pass, and thou hast been (destined) to lay waste, as ruinous heaps, fortified cities.

27 And their inhabitants were short of hand, they were dis- mayed and ashamed: they were (as) grass of the field, and green ’algke, grass of the hoUse tops, and a cornfield before it stands in stalk