"He strikesthem likethe wickedIn a publicplace,
"He does not keepthe wickedalive,But givesjusticeto the afflicted.
That it might takeholdof the endsof the earth,And the wickedbe shakenout of it?
The LORDteststhe righteousand the wicked,And the one who lovesviolenceHis soulhates.
You have rebukedthe nations,You have destroyedthe wicked;You have blottedout their nameforeverand ever.
Thus the LORDsavedIsraelthat dayfrom the handof the Egyptians,and Israelsawthe Egyptiansdeadon the seashore.
But transgressorsand sinnerswill be crushedtogether,And those who forsakethe LORDwill cometo an end.
"Then they will goforthand lookOn the corpsesof the menWho have transgressedagainst Me. For their wormwill not dieAnd their firewill not be quenched;And they will be an abhorrenceto allmankind."
"They will burnyour houseswith fireand executejudgmentson you in the sightof manywomen.Then I will stopyou from playingthe harlot,and you will alsonolongerpayyour lovers.
"Then allthe menof his cityshall stonehim to death;so you shall removethe evilfrom your midst,and allIsraelwill hear[of it] and fear.
Thosewho continue in sin,rebukein the presenceof all,sothat the restalsowill be fearful[of sinning].
The sinsof somemenare quite evident,going beforethem to judgment;for others,their [sins] follow after.
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
