<p class="poetry">You furiously stomp on the earth,p> <p class="poetry">you angrily trample down the nations.p>

<p class="poetry">I see the tents of Cushan overwhelmed by trouble;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the tent curtains of the land of Midian are shaking.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your bow is ready for action;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you commission your arrows.<n id="2" /> <i>Selahi>.p> <p class="poetry">You cause flash floods on the earth&#8217;s surface.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, I am about to empower<n id="1" /> the Babylonians,p> <p class="poetry">that ruthless<n id="2" /> and greedy<n id="3" /> nation.p> <p class="poetry">They sweep across the surface<n id="4" /> of the earth,p> <p class="poetry">seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.p>

<p class="poetry">Because you robbed many countries,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">all who are left among the nations<n id="2" /> will rob you.p> <p class="poetry">You have shed human bloodp> <p class="poetry">and committed violent acts against lands, cities,<n id="3" /> and those who live in them.p>

<p class="poetry">For you will pay in full for your violent acts against Lebanon;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">terrifying judgment will come upon you because of the way you destroyed the wild animals living there.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You have shed human bloodp> <p class="poetry">and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.p>

<p class="poetry">He takes his battle position<n id="1" /> and shakes<n id="2" /> the earth;p> <p class="poetry">with a mere look he frightens<n id="3" /> the nations.p> <p class="poetry">The ancient mountains disintegrate;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">the primeval hills are flattened.p> <p class="poetry">He travels on the ancient roads.<n id="5" />p>