¹⁴ How strong and courageous will you be in my day of reckoning? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said.

⁷ When they ask why you are groaning, tell them, ‘I groan because of the terrifying news I have heard. When it comes true, the boldest heart will melt with fear; all strength will disappear. Every spirit will faint; strong knees will become as weak as water. And the Sovereign Lord says: It is coming! It’s on its way!’”

²⁴ And all the trees will know that it is I, the Lord, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”

¹⁴ “I, the Lord, have spoken! The time has come, and I won’t hold back. I will not change my mind, and I will have no pity on you. You will be judged on the basis of all your wicked actions, says the Sovereign Lord.”

³¹ It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

²² What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

³¹ Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.