4. If they are taken away into captivity by their enemies, I will order them to be put to death. I am determined to destroy them, not to help them.”
5. The Sovereign Lord Almighty touches the earth,and it quakes;all who live there mourn.The whole world rises and falls like the River Nile.
6. The Lord builds his home in the heavens,and over the earth he puts the dome of the sky.He calls for the waters of the seaand pours them out on the earth.His name is the Lord!
7. The Lord says, “People of Israel, I think as much of the people of Ethiopia as I do of you. I brought the Philistines from Crete and the Syrians from Kir, just as I brought you from Egypt.
8. I, the Sovereign Lord, am watching this sinful kingdom of Israel, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not destroy all the descendants of Jacob.
9. “I will give the command and shake the people of Israel like corn in a sieve. I will shake them among the nations to remove all who are worthless.