Plague goes before him,
and pestilence follows in his steps.
He stands and shakes[a] the earth;(A)
he looks and startles the nations.
The age-old mountains break apart;
the ancient hills sink down.(B)
His pathways are ancient.(C)
I see the tents of Cushan[b] in distress;
the tent curtains of the land of Midian tremble.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Or surveys
  2. 3:7 = Midian

Plague(A) went before him;
    pestilence followed his steps.
He stood, and shook the earth;
    he looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled(B)
    and the age-old hills(C) collapsed(D)
    but he marches on forever.(E)
I saw the tents of Cushan in distress,
    the dwellings of Midian(F) in anguish.(G)

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