Be appalled at this, O heavens! Be utterly horrified and dumbfounded.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
Listen! Heavens, and hear, earth, for Adonai has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Hear, Adonai ‘s dispute, O mountains— the enduring foundations of the earth. For Adonai has a dispute with His people and He will argue His case with Israel.
O land, land, land, hear the word of Adonai!
Hear, O earth! See, I will bring disaster on this people —fruit of their schemes— for they did not listen to My words and rejected My Torah.
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak! Let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
Now from the sixth hour, darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour.
I looked at the earth and behold, it was deserted and desolate, and at the heavens and they had no light.
Wait, and be astounded! Blind yourselves, and be blind! Drunk, but not with wine, Stagger, but not with strong drink.
Therefore thus says Adonai: “Ask now among the nations, whoever has heard such things? The virgin of Israel has done a most terrible thing.