Heavens, be ye astonied on this thing, and, ye gates of heaven, be ye desolate greatly, saith the Lord.
Ye heavens, hear, and thou earth, perceive with ears, for the Lord spake. I have nourished and I have enhanced sons; soothly they have despised me.
Be ye astonied, and wonder; wake ye, and doubt ye; be ye drunk, and not of wine; be ye moved, and not with drunkenness.
Therefore the Lord saith these things, Ask ye heathen men, who heard such horrible things, which the virgin of Israel hath done greatly?
Earth, earth, earth, hear thou the word of the Lord.
I beheld the land, and lo! it was void, and nought; and I beheld heavens, and no light there was in them.
Thou earth, hear, lo! I shall bring evils on this people, the fruit of their thoughts; for they heard not my words, and casted away my law.
Mountains and the strong foundaments of earth, hear the doom of the Lord; for the doom of the Lord shall be with his people, and he shall be deemed with Israel.
But from the sixth hour, dark-nesses were made on all the earth [or upon all the land], till [to] the ninth hour.
Ye heavens, hear what things I shall speak; the earth hear the words of my mouth.