2. If they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them;if they climb up to heaven, from there I will bring them down.
3. If they hide themselveson the top of Carmel,from there I will track them down and seize them;if they conceal themselvesfrom My sight on the sea floor, from there I will commandthe sea serpent to bite them.
4. And if they are drivenby their enemies into captivity, from there I will commandthe sword to kill them. I will fix My eyes on themfor harm and not for good.
5. The Lord, the God of Hosts —He touches the earth; it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;all of it rises like the Nileand subsides like the Nile of Egypt.
6. He builds His upper chambersin the heavens and lays the foundation of His vaulton the earth. He summons the waters of the seaand pours them out on the face of the earth. Yahweh is His name.
7. Israelites, are you not like the Cushites to Me? This is the Lord’s declaration.Didn’t I bring Israel from the land of Egypt,the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?
8. Look, the eyes of the Lord Godare on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy itfrom the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroythe house of Jacob —this is the Lord’s declaration —
9. for I am about to give the command,and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations,as one shakes a sieve,but not a pebble will fall to the ground.