Isaiah 24:16-22

16From every part of the earth, we hear songs. People sing to praise the Righteous One. But I say, ‘I have become very weak and thin! It will be very bad for me! Evil people are turning against their friends. They deceive people more and more!’

17People everywhere on the earth, terror is ready to catch you! You will fall into a deep hole, and a trap will catch you!

18Anyone who runs away from the sound of the terror will fall into the deep hole. The trap will catch anyone who climbs out of the big hole. God has opened the windows of the sky. He has caused the foundations of the earth to shake.

19The earth has become broken into many pieces. It has torn apart. It is shaking powerfully.

20The earth is like a drunk man. It cannot walk in a straight line. It moves in all directions, like a tent in a storm. The people's sins are like a heavy weight on the earth. It cannot carry them and it will fall. It will never be able to get up again.

21At that time, the Lord will punish the powerful beings in the skies above. He will punish the kings who rule on the earth below.

22He will bring them together like prisoners in a deep hole. That will be their prison. They will be there for a time, and then he will come to punish them.