⁷ “‘Be prepared. Be prepared, you and all the armies that have come together to make you their commander. ⁸ After a long time you will be called for service. After those years you will come into a land that has been rebuilt from war. The people in the land will have been gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which were empty for a long time. These people were brought out from the nations, and they will all be living in safety. ⁹ You will come like a storm. You, all your troops, and the many nations with you will be like a cloud covering the land.