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Then the Lord will be jealous for His land and have pity on His people.

The Lord will say to His people, "I am going to send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be filled with them. I will never again put you to shame among the nations.

The sun will turn dark and the moon will turn to blood before the day of the Lord. His coming will be a great and troubled day.

The Lord makes a loud noise from Zion. He lets His voice be heard from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a safe place for His people, a strong place to the sons of Israel.

He said, "The Lord makes a loud noise from Zion. He lets His voice be heard from Jerusalem. And the shepherds' fields are filled with sorrow, and the top of Carmel dries up."

The Lord says, "For three sins of Edom and for four, I will not hold back punishment. He went after his brother with the sword and would not have loving-pity. He was always angry, and he held on to his anger forever.

And their king and his sons will be taken away to a strange land," says the Lord.

I will kill the ruler of Moab and all his sons with him," says the Lord.

The Lord says, "For three sins of Judah and for four, I will not hold back punishment. They turned away from the Law of the Lord. They have not obeyed His Laws. They have gone the wrong way, following the lies of their fathers.

They crush those who are poor in the dust of the earth with their feet. They push the poor out of the way. A man and his father go to the same girl and sin against My holy name.

"I destroyed the Amorite before them, who was as tall as the cedar trees and as strong as the oaks. I destroyed his fruit above and his root below.

Even the fast man will not get away. The strong man will not keep his strength. And the powerful man will not save his life.

He who uses the bow will not stand. The fast runner will not get away. The horseman will not save his life.

Does a lion make noise among the trees when he has no food? Does a young lion cry out from his home if he has not caught anything?

For sure the Lord does not do anything without making His plan known to His servants who speak for Him.

The lion has made a noise! Who will not be afraid? The Lord God has spoken! Who can keep from speaking His Word?

He is the One Who makes the mountains and the wind. He makes His thoughts known to man. He turns the morning into darkness, and walks on the high places of the earth. The Lord God of All is His name.

The Lord made the stars of Pleiades and Orion. He changes darkness into morning, and turns day into night. He calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the earth. The Lord is His name.

It will be as when a man runs away from a lion and is met by a bear. It will be as when a man goes home and rests with his hand against the wall, and gets bitten by a snake.

The Lord God has promised by Himself. The Lord God of All has said, "I hate the pride of Jacob, and I hate his strong-places, so I will give up the city and everything in it."