Isaiah 13:5-8

The Voice

⁵They come from lands far away,
beyond distant horizons.
That’s where the Eternal calls up His weapons of wrath—
in order to destroy the whole land!

⁶Cry out in terror!—the time is coming;
    the day of the Eternal is nearly here,
Violence and destruction as only God-All-Powerful can wreak.
^7-8This is why all hands will shake and tremble;
    every heart will flutter and melt.
People will be paralyzed with fear, weakened with terror.
    Taut and shaking, they’ll be overcome like a woman in labor.
They’ll look to each other dumbfounded,
    their faces flushed with fear.