1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said:
2Though they dig down to Sheol,
3Though they hide themselves atop Carmel,
4Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity,
5The Lord GOD of Hosts,
6He builds His upper rooms in the heavens
7“Are you not like the Cushites 9:7 That is, people from the upper Nile region to Me,
8Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD
9“For surely I will give the command,
10All the sinners among My people
11“In that day I will restore
12that they may possess the remnant of Edom
13“Behold, the days are coming,”
14I will restore My people Israel from captivity;9:14 Or restore the fortunes of My people Israel
15I will firmly plant them in their own land,