5:25 So the Lord is furious 1 with his people;
he lifts 2 his hand and strikes them.
The mountains shake,
and corpses lie like manure 3 in the middle of the streets.
Despite all this, his anger does not subside,
and his hand is ready to strike again. 4
24:18 The one who runs away from the sound of the terror
will fall into the pit; 5
the one who climbs out of the pit,
will be trapped by the snare.
For the floodgates of the heavens 6 are opened up 7
and the foundations of the earth shake.
1 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord rages.”
2 tn Or “extends”; KJV, ASV “he hath stretched forth.”
3 tn Or “garbage” (NCV, CEV, NLT); NAB, NASB, NIV “refuse.”
4 tn Heb “in all this his anger is not turned, and still his hand is outstretched.”
5 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
6 tn Heb “from the height”; KJV “from on high.”
7 sn The language reflects the account of the Noahic Flood (see Gen 7:11).