9. The land mourns and pines away, Lebanon is shamed and withers; Sharon is like a desert plain, And Bashan and Carmel lose their foliage.
10. "Now I will arise," says the Lord, "Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
11. "You have conceived chaff, you will give birth to stubble; My breath will consume you like a fire.
12. "The peoples will be burned to lime, Like cut thorns which are burned in the fire.
13. "You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might."
14. Sinners in Zion are terrified; Trembling has seized the godless. "Who among us can live with the consuming fire? Who among us can live with continual burning?"
15. He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;
16. He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
17. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty; They will behold a far-distant land.
18. Your heart will meditate on terror: "Where is he who counts? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?"
19. You will no longer see a fierce people, A people of unintelligible speech which no one comprehends, Of a stammering tongue which no one understands.
20. Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.