I saw the Lord
standing
beside
the aaltar
, and He said
, "Smite
the capitals
so that the bthresholds
will shake
, And cbreak
them on the heads
of them all
! Then I will dslay
the rest
of them with the sword
; They will enot have a fugitive
who will flee
, Or a refugee
who will escape
.
"Though they dig
into aSheol
, From there
will My hand
take
them; And though
they bascend
to heaven
, From there
will I bring
them down
.
"Though they hide
on the summit
of Carmel
, I will asearch
them out and take
them from there
; And though
they bconceal
themselves from My sight
on the floor
of the sea
, From there
I will command
the cserpent
and it will bite
them.
"And though they go
into acaptivity
before
their enemies
, From there
I will command
the sword
that it slay
them, And I will bset
My eyes
against
them for evil
and not for good
."
The Lord 1GOD
of hosts
, The One who atouches
the land
so that it melts
, And ball
those who dwell
in it mourn
, And all
of it rises
up like the Nile
And subsides
like the Nile
of Egypt
;
The One who builds His 1 aupper
chambers
in the heavens
And has founded
His vaulted
dome
over
the earth
, He who bcalls
for the waters
of the sea
And cpours
them out on the face
of the earth
, dThe LORD
is His name
.
"Are you not as the sons of aEthiopia
to Me, O sons
of Israel
?" declares
the LORD
. "Have I not brought
up Israel
from the land
of Egypt
, And the bPhilistines
from Caphtor
and the cArameans
from dKir
?
"Behold, the aeyes
of the Lord
GOD
are on the sinful
kingdom
, And I will bdestroy
it from the face
of the earth
; Nevertheless
, I will cnot totally
destroy
the house
of Jacob
," Declares
the LORD
.
"For behold, I am commanding
, And I will ashake
the house
of Israel
among all
nations
As grain is shaken
in a sieve
, But not a 1kernel
will fall
to the ground
.
"All the asinners
of My people
will die
by the sword
, Those who say
, ` bThe calamity
will not overtake
or confront
us.'
"In that day I will araise
up the fallen
1 bbooth
of David
, And wall
up its cbreaches
; I will also raise
up its ruins
And rebuild
it as in the ddays
of old
;
aThat they may possess the remnant
of bEdom
And all
the 1nations
who
are ccalled
by My name
," Declares
the LORD
who does
this
.
"Behold, days
are coming
," declares
the LORD
, "When the aplowman
will overtake
the reaper
And the treader
of grapes
him who sows
seed
; When the bmountains
will drip
sweet
cwine
And all
the hills
will be dissolved
.
"Also I will arestore the 1captivity
of My people
Israel
, And they will brebuild
the ruined
cities
and live
in them; They will also cplant
vineyards
and drink
their wine
, And make
gardens
and eat
their fruit
.
"I will also plant them on their land
, And athey will not again
be rooted
out from their land
Which
I have given
them," Says
the LORD
your God
.