They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.

Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there.

“Foreigners will take care of your sheep; foreigners will work in your fields and vineyards.

They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth.

Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.

In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.

“I thought, ‘I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.

The cities of Aroer are abandoned. They will be used for herds, which will lie down there in peace.

The Lord reveals his royal power in the sight of all the nations; the entire earth sees our God deliver.

In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect, “Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria.

Those who trust in idols will turn back and be utterly humiliated, those who say to metal images, ‘You are our gods.’”

Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; they are not concerned about silver, nor are they interested in gold.

This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

The Lord who commands armies told me this: “Many houses will certainly become desolate, large, impressive houses will have no one living in them.

When you summon her for divorce, you prosecute her; he drives her away with his strong wind in the day of the east wind.

Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic grips the godless. They say, ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable fire?’

Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the Lord goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard.

In just a very short time Lebanon will turn into an orchard, and the orchard will be considered a forest.