16. From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praisethat honor the Righteous One.But I kept saying,“I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away!How horrible it is for me!Traitors continue to betray,and their treachery grows worse and worse.”
17. Disasters, pits, and trapsare in store for those who live on earth.
18. Whoever flees from news of a disaster will fall into a pit.Whoever climbs out of that pit will be caught in a trap.The floodgates in the sky will be opened,and the foundations of the earth will shake.
19. The earth will be completely broken.The earth will shake back and forth violently.The earth will stagger.