¹⁶ On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud blast from a ram’s horn, so that all the people in the camp shuddered. ¹⁷ Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. ¹⁸ Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the Lord came down on it in fire.^(A) Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace,^(B) and the whole mountain shook violently.^{(C) 19} As the sound of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him in the thunder.^(D)

⁵ Flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder came from the throne.^(A) Seven fiery torches were burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God.^(B)

⁵ The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar,^(A) and hurled it to the earth; there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.^(B)

¹⁹ Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant^[a] appeared in his temple. There were flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder,^(A) an earthquake,^[b] and severe hail.