Now MountSinai[was] allin smokebecausethe LORDdescendedupon it in fire;and its smokeascendedlike the smokeof a furnace,and the wholemountainquakedviolently.
The LORDcamedownto seethe cityand the towerwhichthe sonsof menhad built.
It cameabout when the sunhad set,that it was verydark,and behold,[there appeared] a smokingovenand a flamingtorchwhichpassedbetweenthesepieces.
and he lookeddowntowardSodomand Gomorrah,and towardallthe landof the valley,and he saw,and behold,the smokeof the landascendedlike the smokeof a furnace.
"Then You camedownon MountSinai,And spokewith them from heaven;You gavethem justordinancesand true laws,Goodstatutesand commandments.
He looksat the earth,and it trembles;He touchesthe mountains,and they smoke.
The mountainsskippedlike rams,The hills,like lambs.
Tremble,O earth,beforethe Lord,Beforethe Godof Jacob,
BowYour heavens,O LORD,and comedown;Touchthe mountains,that they may smoke.
He bowedthe heavensalso, and camedownWith thickdarknessunderHis feet.
You shedabroada plentifulrain,O God;You confirmedYour inheritancewhen it was parched.
The soundof Your thunderwas in the whirlwind;The lightningslitup the world;The earthtrembledand shook.
Your waywas in the seaAnd Your pathsin the mightywaters,And Your footprintsmay not be known.
Nohandshall touchhim, but he shall surelybe stonedorshotthrough;whetherbeastorman,he shall not live.'When the ram'shornsoundsa longblast,they shall comeup to the mountain."
And Mosesbroughtthe peopleout of the campto meetGod,and they stoodat the footof the mountain.
Allthe peopleperceivedthe thunderand the lightningflashesand the soundof the trumpetand the mountainsmoking;and when the peoplesaw[it], they trembledand stoodat a distance.
And to the eyesof the sonsof Israelthe appearanceof the gloryof the LORDwas like a consumingfireon the mountaintop.
The angelof the LORDappearedto him in a blazingfirefrom the midstof a bush;and he looked,and behold,the bushwas burningwith fire,yet the bushwas not consumed.
"So be readyby morning,and comeup in the morningto MountSinai,and presentyourselfthereto Me on the topof the mountain.
And the foundationsof the thresholdstrembledat the voiceof him who calledout, while the templewas fillingwith smoke.
Oh,that You would rendthe heavens[and] comedown,That the mountainsmight quakeat Your presence--
I lookedon the mountains,and behold,they were quaking,And allthe hillsmovedto and fro.
He stoodand surveyedthe earth;He lookedand startledthe nations.Yes, the perpetualmountainswere shattered,The ancienthillscollapsed.His waysare everlasting.
You will fleeby the valleyof My mountains,for the valleyof the mountainswill reachto Azel;yes, you will fleejustas you fledbeforethe earthquakein the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah.Then the LORD,my God,will come,[and] allthe holyoneswith Him!
"For nationwill riseagainstnation,and kingdomagainstkingdom,and in variousplacesthere will be faminesand earthquakes.
He said,"The LORDcamefrom Sinai,And dawnedon them from Seir;He shoneforthfrom MountParan,And He camefrom the midst of tenthousandholyones;At His righthandthere was flashinglightningfor them.
"Out of the heavensHe let you hearHis voiceto disciplineyou; and on earthHe let you seeHis greatfire,and you heardHis wordsfrom the midstof the fire.
"Thesewordsthe LORDspoketo allyour assemblyat the mountainfrom the midstof the fire,[of] the cloudand [of] the thickgloom,with a greatvoice,and He addednomore.He wrotethem on twotabletsof stoneand gavethem to me.
"The LORDspoketo you faceto faceat the mountainfrom the midstof the fire,
and [to give] reliefto you who are afflictedand to us as well whenthe LordJesuswill be revealedfrom heavenwith His mightyangelsin flamingfire,
dealingout retributionto thosewho do not knowGodand to thosewho do not obeythe gospelof our LordJesus.
For you have not cometo [a mountain] that can be touchedand to a blazingfire,and to darknessand gloomand whirlwind,
And His voiceshookthe earththen,but nowHe has promised,saying,"YETONCE MOREI WILL SHAKENOT ONLYTHE EARTH,BUT ALSOTHE HEAVEN."
But the dayof the Lordwill comelikea thief,in whichthe heavenswill pass awaywith a roarand the elementswill be destroyedwith intense heat,and the earthand its workswill be burnedup.
And the templewas filledwith smokefrom the gloryof Godand from His power;and no onewas ableto enterthe templeuntilthe sevenplaguesof the sevenangelswere finished.
He openedthe bottomlesspit,and smokewentup out of the pit,likethe smokeof a greatfurnace;and the sunand the airwere darkenedby the smokeof the pit.
"The mountainsquakedat the presenceof the LORD,ThisSinai,at the presenceof the LORD,the Godof Israel.
