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For see, the Lord goes out from his place(A)
    and descending, treads upon the heights of the earth.[a]
The mountains melt under him
    and the valleys split open,
Like wax before the fire,
    like water poured down a slope.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:3 The Lord comes in a theophany which has devastating effects on the natural world (1:4).

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(A) place;
    he comes down(B) and treads on the heights of the earth.(C)
The mountains melt(D) beneath him(E)
    and the valleys split apart,(F)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.

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For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place;
He will come down
And tread on the high places of the earth.
(A)The mountains will melt under Him,
And the valleys will split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.

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For behold, (A)the Lord is coming out of (B)his place,
    and will come down and (C)tread upon the high places of the earth.
And (D)the mountains will melt under him,
    and the valleys will split open,
like wax before the fire,
    like waters poured down a steep place.

Read full chapter