Disasteron disasteris proclaimed,For the wholelandis devastated;Suddenlymy tentsare devastated,My curtainsin an instant.
Deepcallsto deepat the soundof Your waterfalls;AllYour breakersand Your waveshave rolledoverme.
And blessedbe His gloriousnameforever;And may the wholeearthbe filledwith His glory.Amen,and Amen.
For the LORDhad saidto Moses,"Sayto the sonsof Israel,You are an obstinatepeople;should I goup in your midstfor onemoment,I would destroyyou. Nowtherefore, putoffyour ornamentsfrom you, that I may knowwhatI shall dowith you.'"
Wail,for the dayof the LORDis near!It will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
My heartcriesout for Moab;His fugitivesare as faras Zoar[and] Eglath-shelishiyah,For they goup the ascentof Luhithweeping;Surelyon the roadto Horonaimthey raisea cryof distressover [their] ruin.
Lookupon Zion,the cityof our appointedfeasts;Your eyeswill seeJerusalem,an undisturbedhabitation,A tentwhich will not be folded;Its stakeswill neverbe pulledup, Noranyof its cordsbe tornapart.
"But thesetwothingswill comeon you suddenlyin oneday:Lossof childrenand widowhood.They will comeon you in fullmeasureIn spite of your manysorceries,In spite of the greatpowerof your spells.
"Enlargethe placeof your tent;Stretchout the curtainsof your dwellings,sparenot; Lengthenyour cordsAnd strengthenyour pegs.
"It has been madea desolation,Desolate,it mournsbeforeMe; The wholelandhas been madedesolate,Becausenomanlaysit to heart.
Let those who persecuteme be putto shame,but as for me, let me not be putto shame;Let them be dismayed,but let me not be dismayed.Bringon them a dayof disaster,And crushthem with twofolddestruction!
Howlongmust I seethe standardAnd hearthe soundof the trumpet?
For thussaysthe LORD,"The wholelandshall be a desolation,Yet I will not executea completedestruction.
"Liftup a standardtoward Zion!Seekrefuge,do not stand[still], For I am bringingevilfrom the north,And greatdestruction.
"Let them makehasteand takeup a wailingfor us, That our eyesmay shedtearsAnd our eyelidsflowwith water.
Panicand pitfallhave befallenus, Devastationand destruction;
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"HowmuchmorewhenI sendMy fourseverejudgmentsagainstJerusalem:sword,famine,wildbeastsand plagueto cutoffmanand beastfrom it!
Alasfor the day!For the dayof the LORDis near,And it will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
Ifalso afterthesethingsyou do not obeyMe, then I will punishyou seventimesmorefor your sins.
Ifthen, you actwith hostilityagainstMe and are unwillingto obeyMe, I will increasethe plagueon you seventimesaccording to your sins.
then I will actwith hostilityagainstyou; and I, evenI, will strikeyou seventimesfor your sins.
then I will actwith wrathfulhostilityagainstyou, and I, evenI, will punishyou seventimesfor your sins.
I sawthe tentsof Cushanunderdistress,The tentcurtainsof the landof Midianwere trembling.
"Separateyourselves from amongthiscongregation,that I may consumethem instantly."
"Getawayfrom amongthiscongregation,that I may consumethem instantly."Then they fellon their faces.
"Do not fearthosewho killthe bodybut are unableto killthe soul;but ratherfearHim who is ableto destroybothsouland bodyin hell.
Thesewill paythe penaltyof eternaldestruction,awayfrom the presenceof the Lordand from the gloryof His power,
