2 Though they dig down to Sheol,from there My hand will capture them;though they climb up to the heavens,from there I will bring them down;
3 though they hide on the top of Carmel,from there I will search and catch them;though they hide from My sight on the bottom of the sea,from there will I command the serpent to bite them;
4 and though they go into captivity before their enemies,from there will I command the sword to slay them.I will set My eyes upon themfor evil and not for good.
5 The Lord God of Hosts,He who touches the earth and it melts,and all who live on it mourn;it all rises up like the Nile,and subsides like the river of Egypt;
6 who builds His chambers in the heavens,and founds His vault over the earth;who summons the waters of the sea,and pours them out upon the surface of the earth—the Lord is His name.
7 Are you not like the Ethiopians to Me,O children of Israel?says the Lord.Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt,but also the Philistines from Caphtor,and the Arameans from Kir?
8 The eyes of the Lord Godare upon the sinful kingdom,and I will destroy itfrom off the face of the earth,though I will not completely destroythe house of Jacob,says the Lord.