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For see, the Lord goes out from his place(A)
    and descending, treads upon the heights of the earth.[a]
The mountains melt under him
    and the valleys split open,
Like wax before the fire,
    like water poured down a slope.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 The Lord comes in a theophany which has devastating effects on the natural world (1:4).

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(A) place;
    he comes down(B) and treads on the heights of the earth.(C)
The mountains melt(D) beneath him(E)
    and the valleys split apart,(F)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.

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