1 I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake;knock them down on the heads of all the people.Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
2 If they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them;if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
3 If they hide themselveson the top of Carmel,from there I will track them down and seize them;if they conceal themselvesfrom My sight on the sea floor, from there I will commandthe sea serpent to bite them.
4 And if they are drivenby their enemies into captivity, from there I will commandthe sword to kill them. I will fix My eyes on themfor harm and not for good.
5 The Lord, the God of Hosts —He touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;all of it rises like the Nileand subsides like the Nile of Egypt.