"ThereforeHe knowstheir works,And He overthrows[them] in the night,And they are crushed.
"For He paysa manaccording to his work,And makes him findit according to his way.
"In a momentthey die,and at midnightPeopleare shakenand passaway,And the mightyare takenawaywithouta hand.
"Do not longfor the night,When peoplevanishin their place.
That it might takeholdof the endsof the earth,And the wickedbe shakenout of it?
He who fashionsthe heartsof them all,He who understandsalltheir works.
The wickedare overthrownand are nomore, But the houseof the righteouswill stand.
"Allof them are wieldersof the sword,Expertin war;Eachmanhas his swordat his side,[Guarding] againstthe terrorsof the night.
The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
"For I know their worksand their thoughts;the time is comingto gatherallnationsand tongues.And they shall comeand seeMy glory.
And they do not considerin their heartsThat I rememberalltheir wickedness.Nowtheir deedsare allaroundthem; They are beforeMy face.
The LORDhas swornby the prideof Jacob,"Indeed,I will neverforgetanyof their deeds.
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
And I sawthe dead,the greatand the small,standingbeforethe throne,and bookswere opened;and anotherbookwas opened,whichis [the book] of life;and the deadwere judgedfrom the things which were writtenin the books,accordingto their deeds.
