³ The Lord is patient,
    but he is also very powerful!
The Lord will punish the guilty;
    he will not let them go free.
He will use whirlwinds and storms to show his power.
    People walk on the dusty ground, but he walks on the clouds.
⁴ He will speak harshly to the sea, and it will become dry.
    He will dry up all the rivers.
The rich lands of Bashan and Carmel become dry and dead.
    The flowers in Lebanon fade away.
⁵ The Lord will come,
    and the mountains will shake
    and the hills will melt away.
He will come,
    and the earth will shake with fear.
The earth and everyone on it
    will shake with fear.