18 Behold, heaven, the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, will be moved when he visits. (WEB) 19 The mountains and the foundations of the earth together are shaken with trembling when he looks at them. (WEB) 20 No heart will think about these things. Who could comprehend his ways? (WEB)
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