1. I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and He said: Strike the capitalsso that the thresholds shake;break them off onto the heads of all of them.Those who remain I will slay with the sword.Not one of them will get away;not one fugitive will survive.
2. Though they dig down to Sheol,from there My hand will capture them;though they climb up to the heavens,from there I will bring them down;
3. though they hide on the top of Carmel,from there I will search and catch them;though they hide from My sight on the bottom of the sea,from there will I command the serpent to bite them;
4. and though they go into captivity before their enemies,from there will I command the sword to slay them.I will set My eyes upon themfor evil and not for good.
5. The Lord God of Hosts,He who touches the earth and it melts,and all who live on it mourn;it all rises up like the Nile,and subsides like the river of Egypt;