5. The Almighty Lord of Armies touches the earth.It quakes, and all who live on it mourn.All of it rises like the Nileand sinks like Egypt’s river.
6. The one who builds stairs up to heavenand sets their foundation on the earth,the one who calls for the water in the seaand pours it over the face of the earth—His name is the Lord.
7. You people of Israel are like the people from Sudan, says the Lord.Didn’t I bring Israel from Egypt?Didn’t I bring the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir?
8. I, the Almighty Lord, have my eyes on this sinful kingdom.I will wipe it off the face of the earth.But I won’t totally destroy the descendants of Jacob, declares the Lord.