24:15 So in the east 1 extol the Lord,
along the seacoasts extol 2 the fame 3 of the Lord God of Israel.
24:16 From the ends of the earth we 4 hear songs –
the Just One is majestic. 5
But I 6 say, “I’m wasting away! I’m wasting away! I’m doomed!
Deceivers deceive, deceivers thoroughly deceive!” 7
24:17 Terror, pit, and snare
are ready to overtake you inhabitants of the earth! 8
24:18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror
will fall into the pit; 9
the one who climbs out of the pit,
will be trapped by the snare.
For the floodgates of the heavens 10 are opened up 11
and the foundations of the earth shake.
24:19 The earth is broken in pieces,
the earth is ripped to shreds,
the earth shakes violently. 12
24:20 The earth will stagger around 13 like a drunk;
it will sway back and forth like a hut in a windstorm. 14
Its sin will weigh it down,
and it will fall and never get up again.
24:21 At that time 15 the Lord will punish 16
the heavenly forces in the heavens 17
and the earthly kings on the earth.
24:22 They will be imprisoned in a pit, 18
locked up in a prison,
and after staying there for a long time, 19 they will be punished. 20
24:23 The full moon will be covered up, 21
the bright sun 22 will be darkened; 23
for the Lord who commands armies will rule 24
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem 25
in the presence of his assembly, in majestic splendor. 26