6 ‘Run for cover^(A)
out of Jerusalem, Benjaminites.
Sound the ram’s horn^(B) in Tekoa;^(C)
raise a smoke signal^(D) over Beth-haccherem,^[a]
for disaster threatens from the north,^(E)
even a crushing blow.

⁸ Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,^(A)
the trumpet in Ramah;^(B)
raise the war cry in Beth-aven:^(C)
Look behind you,^[a] Benjamin!^(D)

2 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion;^(A)
sound the alarm on my holy mountain!
Let all the residents of the land tremble,
for the day of the Lord is coming;^(B)
in fact, it is near –