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19 The earth will be broken up;
    the earth will split open;
    the earth will shake violently.
20 The earth will stumble around like someone who is drunk;
    it will shake like a hut in a storm.
Its sin is like a heavy weight on its back;
    it will fall and never rise again.

21 At that time the Lord will punish
    the powers in the sky above
    and the rulers on earth below.

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19 The earth is broken up,(A)
    the earth is split asunder,(B)
    the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth reels like a drunkard,(C)
    it sways like a hut(D) in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion(E)
    that it falls(F)—never to rise again.(G)

21 In that day(H) the Lord will punish(I)
    the powers(J) in the heavens above
    and the kings(K) on the earth below.

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