24 I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were (A)quaking,
And all the hills jolted back and forth.
25 I looked, and behold, there was no human,
And all the (B)birds of the sky had fled.

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24 I looked at the mountains,
    and they were quaking;(A)
    all the hills were swaying.
25 I looked, and there were no people;
    every bird in the sky had flown away.(B)

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Therefore the land (A)mourns,
And everyone who lives in it languishes
Along with the animals of the field and the birds of the sky,
And even the fish of the sea [a]disappear.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 4:3 Lit are taken away

Because of this the land dries up,(A)
    and all who live in it waste away;(B)
the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea are swept away.(C)

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He (A)rebukes the sea and dries it up;
He dries up all the rivers.
(B)Bashan and Carmel wither,
The blossoms of Lebanon wither.
Mountains (C)quake because of Him,
And the hills (D)come apart;
Indeed the earth is (E)upheaved by His presence,
The (F)world and all the inhabitants in it.
(G)Who can stand before His indignation?
Who can endure the (H)burning of His anger?
His (I)wrath gushes forth like fire,
And the (J)rocks are broken up by Him.

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He rebukes(A) the sea and dries it up;(B)
    he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(C) wither
    and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
The mountains quake(D) before him
    and the hills melt away.(E)
The earth trembles(F) at his presence,
    the world and all who live in it.(G)
Who can withstand(H) his indignation?
    Who can endure(I) his fierce anger?(J)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(K)
    the rocks are shattered(L) before him.

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