"But the fallingmountaincrumblesaway,And the rockmovesfrom its place;
"My transgressionis sealedup in a bag,And You wrapup my iniquity.
Waterwearsawaystones,Its torrentswashawaythe dustof the earth;So You destroyman'shope.
"O you who tearyourselfin your anger--For your sakeis the earthto be abandoned,Or the rockto be movedfrom its place?
Whohas measuredthe watersin the hollowof His hand,And markedoffthe heavensby the span,And calculatedthe dustof the earthby the measure,And weighedthe mountainsin a balanceAnd the hillsin a pair of scales?
"For the mountainsmay be removedand the hillsmay shake,But My lovingkindnesswill not be removedfrom you, And My covenantof peacewill not be shaken,"Saysthe LORDwho hascompassionon you.
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.
And behold,the veilof the templewas tornin twofrom topto bottom;and the earthshookand the rockswere split.
ThenI sawa greatwhitethroneand Him who satupon it, from whosepresenceearthand heavenfled away,and noplacewas foundfor them.
The skywas split apartlikea scrollwhen it is rolledup, and everymountainand islandwere movedout of their places.
The secondangelsounded,and [something] likea greatmountainburningwith firewas throwninto the sea;and a thirdof the seabecameblood,
