Earthquakes: Islands and Mountainous Districts Liable To

…the mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.

O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?

The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.

Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.