Then David raised his eyes and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, covered with sackcloth, fell on their faces.

Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea;

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain And spreads them out like a tent to live in.

This is what God the Lord says, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it:

This is what the Lord says, He who is your Redeemer, and the one who formed you from the womb: “I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself And spreading out the earth alone,

It is I who made the earth, and created mankind upon it. I stretched out the heavens with My hands, And I ordained all their lights.

That you have forgotten the Lord your Maker, Who stretched out the heavens And laid the foundations of the earth, That you fear continually all day long because of the fury of the oppressor, As he makes ready to destroy? And where is the rage of the oppressor?

It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom; And by His understanding He has stretched out the heavens.

It is He who made the earth by His power, Who established the world by His wisdom, And by His understanding He stretched out the heavens.

Jerusalem to Be Attacked

The pronouncement of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of a person within him, declares: