18. Anyone who tries to escape from the sound of terrorwill fall into a hole.Anyone who climbs out of the holewill be caught in a trap.The clouds in the sky will pour out rain,and the foundations of the earth will shake.
19. The earth will be broken up;the earth will split open;the earth will shake violently.
20. The earth will stumble around like someone who is drunk;it will shake like a hut in a storm.Its sin is like a heavy weight on its back;it will fall and never rise again.
21. At that time the Lord will punishthe powers in the sky aboveand the rulers on earth below.
22. They will be gathered togetherlike prisoners thrown into a dungeon;they will be shut up in prison.After much time they will be punished.
23. The moon will be embarrassed,and the sun will be ashamed,because the Lord All-Powerful will rule as kingon Mount Zion in Jerusalem.Jerusalem’s leaders will see his greatness.