12 The city is left in ruins,its gate is battered to pieces.
13 So will it be on the earthand among the nations,as when an olive tree is beaten,or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy;from the west they acclaim the Lord’s majesty.
15 Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,in the islands of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing:‘Glory to the Righteous One.’But I said, ‘I waste away, I waste away!Woe to me!The treacherous betray!With treachery the treacherous betray!’
17 Terror and pit and snare await you,people of the earth.
18 Whoever flees at the sound of terrorwill fall into a pit;whoever climbs out of the pitwill be caught in a snare.The floodgates of the heavens are opened,the foundations of the earth shake.