People will hide in caves in the rocky hills or dig holes in the ground to try to escape from the LORD's anger and to hide from his power and glory, when he comes to shake the earth.

The dead will stare and gape at you. They will ask, "Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble?

Is this the man who destroyed cities and turned the world into a desert? Is this the man who never freed his prisoners or let them go home?"

You blew on the sea and the water piled up high; it stood up straight like a wall; the deepest part of the sea became solid.

But one breath from you, LORD, and the Egyptians were drowned; they sank like lead in the terrible water.

Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken; God thunders, and the earth dissolves.

The clouds of dust raised by their horses will cover you. The noise of their horses pulling wagons and chariots will shake your walls as they pass through the gates of the ruined city.

The Sovereign LORD has this to say to the city of Tyre: "When you are being conquered, the people who live along the coast will be terrified at the screams of those who are slaughtered.

They will sing this funeral song for you: The famous city is destroyed! Her ships have been swept from the seas. The people of this city ruled the seas And terrified all who lived on the coast.

The Sovereign LORD says: "I will make you as desolate as ruined cities where no one lives. I will cover you with the water of the ocean depths.

Now you are wrecked in the sea; You have sunk to the ocean depths. Your goods and all who worked for you Have vanished with you in the sea.'

"Everyone who lives along the coast is shocked at your fate. Even their kings are terrified, and fear is written on their faces.

When I send it down to the world of the dead, the noise of its downfall will shake the nations. All the trees of Eden and all the choice, well-watered trees of Lebanon who have gone to the world below will be pleased at its downfall.

I will overthrow all the nations, and their treasures will be brought here, and the Temple will be filled with wealth.

I sent Assyria to attack a godless nation, people who have made me angry. I sent them to loot and steal and trample the people like dirt in the streets."

Be my secure shelter and a strong fortress to protect me; you are my refuge and defense.

But how can it rest, when I have given it work to do? I have commanded it to attack Ashkelon and the people who live on the coast."

This is what the LORD has decreed about the Assyrians: "They will have no descendants to carry on their name. I will destroy the idols that are in the temples of their gods. I am preparing a grave for the Assyrians---they don't deserve to live!"

across the sea to buy and sell the grain that grew in Egypt and to do business with all the nations.

The LORD says, "The people of Israel are as dishonest as the Canaanites; they love to cheat their customers with false scales.

'We are rich,' they say. 'We've made a fortune. And no one can accuse us of getting rich dishonestly.'

he said, "A curse on Canaan! He will be a slave to his brothers.

Canaan's sons---Sidon, the oldest, and Heth---were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites,

until the Canaanite borders reached from Sidon southward to Gerar near Gaza, and eastward to Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim near Lasha.

Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in all Judah will be set apart for use in the worship of the LORD Almighty. The people who offer sacrifices will use them for boiling the meat of the sacrifices. When that time comes, there will no longer be any merchant in the Temple of the LORD Almighty.

He then taught the people: "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, 'My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.' But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!"

and he ordered those who sold the pigeons, "Take them out of here! Stop making my Father's house a marketplace!"

Tyre has built fortifications for herself and has piled up so much silver and gold that it is as common as dirt!

But the Lord will take away everything she has. He will throw her wealth into the sea, and the city will be burned to the ground.