The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen attentively in the future?

For people will live in Zion; in Jerusalem you will weep no more. When he hears your cry of despair, he will indeed show you mercy; when he hears it, he will respond to you.

Your children faint; they lie at the head of every street like an antelope in a snare. They are left in a stupor by the Lord’s anger, by the battle cry of your God.

At that time men will trust in their creator; they will depend on the Holy One of Israel.

Why are your clothes red? Why do you look like someone who has stomped on grapes in a vat?

Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.

The earth is broken in pieces, the earth is ripped to shreds, the earth shakes violently.

Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him!

Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.

They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans.

He says, “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”

I can clothe the sky in darkness; I can cover it with sackcloth.”

They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh’s protection, and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade.

There will be so few trees left in his forest, a child will be able to count them.

The one who suffers will soon be released; he will not die in prison, he will not go hungry.

Go up into the rocky cliffs, hide in the ground. Get away from the dreadful judgment of the Lord, from his royal splendor!

All the people were aware of it, the people of Ephraim and those living in Samaria. Yet with pride and an arrogant attitude, they said,