Behold, (A)the day of the Lord comes,
Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,
To lay the land desolate;
And He will destroy (B)its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be (C)darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.

11 “I will (D)punish the world for its evil,
And the wicked for their iniquity;
(E)I will halt the arrogance of the proud,
And will lay low the haughtiness of the [a]terrible.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:11 Or tyrants

See, the day(A) of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel(B) day, with wrath(C) and fierce anger(D)
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.(E)
The rising sun(F) will be darkened(G)
    and the moon will not give its light.(H)
11 I will punish(I) the world for its evil,
    the wicked(J) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(K)
    and will humble(L) the pride of the ruthless.(M)

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