Now I liftedup my eyesagainand looked,and behold,fourchariotswere comingforthfrom betweenthe twomountains;and the mountains[were] bronzemountains.
Then Elishaprayedand said,"O LORD,I pray,openhis eyesthat he may see."And the LORDopenedthe servant'seyesand he saw;and behold,the mountainwas fullof horsesand chariotsof fireallaroundElisha.
When He keepsquiet,whothen can condemn?And when He hidesHis face,whothen can beholdHim, That is, in regardto bothnationand man?--
The counselof the LORDstandsforever,The plansof His heartfrom generationto generation.
Your righteousnessis like the mountainsof God;Your judgmentsare [like] a greatdeep.O LORD,You preservemanand beast.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
"Evenfrom eternityI am He, And thereis nonewho can deliverout of My hand;I actand whocan reverseit?"
For behold,the LORDwill comein fireAnd His chariotslike the whirlwind,To renderHis angerwith fury,And His rebukewith flamesof fire.
"Behold,he goesup like clouds,And his chariotslike the whirlwind;His horsesare swifterthaneagles.Woeto us, for we are ruined!"
"Yetleavethe stumpwith its rootsin the ground,But with a bandof ironand bronze[around it] In the newgrassof the field;And let him be drenchedwith the dewof heaven,And let him sharewith the beastsin the grassof the earth.
"Allthe inhabitantsof the earthare accountedas nothing,But He doesaccordingto His willin the hostof heavenAnd [among] the inhabitantsof earth;And noone can wardoffHis handOr sayto Him, 'Whathave You done?'
"The broken[horn] and the four[horns that] arosein its place[represent] fourkingdoms[which] will arisefrom [his] nation,although not with his power.
Then I liftedup my eyesagainand looked,and behold,[there was] a flyingscroll.
The angelrepliedto me, "Theseare the fourspiritsof heaven,goingforthafterstandingbeforethe Lordof allthe earth,
to dowhateverYour handand Your purposepredestinedto occur.
alsowe have obtained an inheritance,having been predestinedaccordingto His purposewho worksall thingsafterthe counselof His will,
[This was] in accordancewith the eternalpurposewhichHe carriedout in ChristJesusour Lord,
"He raisesthe poorfrom the dust,He liftsthe needyfrom the ashheapTo make them sitwith nobles,And inherita seatof honor;For the pillarsof the earthare the LORD'S,And He setthe worldon them.
