Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord
2 "I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,"
declares the Lord.
3 "I will sweep away both man and beast;
I will sweep away the birds in the sky
and the fish in the sea—
and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble."1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
"When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,"
declares the Lord,