4:2 The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his own holy character: 1
“Certainly the time is approaching 2
when you will be carried away 3 in baskets, 4
every last one of you 5 in fishermen’s pots. 6
4:3 Each of you will go straight through the gaps in the walls; 7
you will be thrown out 8 toward Harmon.” 9
The Lord is speaking!
2:14 Fast runners will find no place to hide; 10
strong men will have no strength left; 11
warriors will not be able to save their lives.
9:1 I saw the sovereign One 12 standing by the altar 13 and he said, “Strike the tops of the support pillars, 14 so the thresholds shake!
Knock them down on the heads of all the people, 15
and I will kill the survivors 16 with the sword.
No one will be able to run away; 17
no one will be able to escape. 18
9:2 Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, 19
my hand would pull them up from there.
Even if they could climb up to heaven,
I would drag them down from there.
9:3 Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel,
I would hunt them down and take them from there.
Even if they tried to hide from me 20 at the bottom of the sea,
from there 21 I would command the Sea Serpent 22 to bite them.
9:4 Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, 23
from there 24 I will command the sword to kill them.
I will not let them out of my sight;
they will experience disaster, not prosperity.” 25