Therefore,
_as the fire devoureth the stubble,
_and the flame consumeth the chaff,
_their root shall be rottenness,
_and their blossoms shall go up as dust;
_because they have cast away the law of the Lord of Hosts,
_and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Therefore,
_is the anger of the Lord kindled against his people,
_and he hath stretched forth his hand against them,
_and hath smitten them;
_and the hills did tremble,
_and their carcasses were torn
_in the midst of the streets.
For all this his anger is not turned away,
_but his hand is stretched out still.