24:19 The earth is broken in pieces,
the earth is ripped to shreds,
the earth shakes violently. 1
[24:19] 1 tn Once more repetition is used to draw attention to a statement. In the Hebrew text each lines ends with אֶרֶץ (’erets, “earth”). Each line also uses a Hitpolel verb form from a geminate root preceded by an emphatic infinitive absolute.
