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.
6 He builds His upper chambersin the heavens and lays the foundation of His vaulton the earth. He summons the waters of the seaand pours them out on the face of the earth. Yahweh is His name.