Listen, a commotion on the mountains,
like that of a mighty people!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
like nations being gathered together!
The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war.
They are coming from a distant land,
from the farthest horizon—
the Lord and the weapons of his wrath—
to destroy the whole country.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:5 Or earth

17 Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them,(A)
who cannot be bought off with[a] silver
and who have no desire for gold.
18 Their bows will cut young men to pieces.
They will have no compassion on offspring;
they will not look with pity on children.

19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,
the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.(B)

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  1. 13:17 Lit who have no regard for

10 I declare the end from the beginning,
and from long ago what is not yet done,
saying: my plan will take place,
and I will do all my will.(A)
11 I call a bird of prey[a] from the east,(B)
a man for my purpose from a far country.
Yes, I have spoken; so I will also bring it about.(C)
I have planned it; I will also do it.

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Footnotes

  1. 46:11 = Cyrus

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