5. The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
6. He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.
7. Look, their brave men cry aloud in the streets; the envoys of peace weep bitterly.
8. The highways are deserted, no travelers are on the roads. The treaty is broken, its witnesses are despised, no one is respected.
9. The land dries up and wastes away, Lebanon is ashamed and withers; Sharon is like the Arabah, and Bashan and Carmel drop their leaves.
10. “Now will I arise,” says the Lord. “Now will I be exalted; now will I be lifted up.
11. You conceive chaff, you give birth to straw; your breath is a fire that consumes you.
12. The peoples will be burned to ashes; like cut thornbushes they will be set ablaze.”