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(A)They come from a distant land,
    from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
    to destroy the whole land.[a]
(B)Wail, for (C)the day of the Lord is near;
    as destruction from the Almighty[b] it will come!
Therefore all hands will be feeble,
    and every human heart (D)will melt.

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  1. Isaiah 13:5 Or earth; also verse 9
  2. Isaiah 13:6 The Hebrew words for destruction and almighty sound alike

They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens(A)
the Lord and the weapons(B) of his wrath(C)
    to destroy(D) the whole country.

Wail,(E) for the day(F) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction(G) from the Almighty.[a](H)
Because of this, all hands will go limp,(I)
    every heart will melt with fear.(J)

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  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai