² “Hear,^(A) you mountains, the Lord’s accusation;^(B)
    listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth.
For the Lord has a case^(C) against his people;
    he is lodging a charge^(D) against Israel.

¹⁸ “Come now, let us settle the matter,”^(A)
    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as white as snow;^(B)
though they are red as crimson,
    they shall be like wool.^(C)

⁵ He set the earth^(A) on its foundations;^(B)
    it can never be moved.

¹⁶ The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke^(A) of the Lord,
    at the blast^(B) of breath from his nostrils.

“Only if the heavens above can be measured^(A)
    and the foundations of the earth below be searched out
will I reject^(B) all the descendants of Israel
    because of all they have done,”
declares the Lord.

³¹ The tumult^(A) will resound to the ends of the earth,
    for the Lord will bring charges^(B) against the nations;
he will bring judgment^(C) on all^(D) mankind
    and put the wicked to the sword,^(E)’”
declares the Lord.