Isaiah 5:24-30

New International Version

²⁴ Therefore, as tongues of fire^(A) lick up straw^(B)
    and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay^(C)
    and their flowers blow away like dust;^(D)
for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty
    and spurned the word^(E) of the Holy One^(F) of Israel.
²⁵ Therefore the Lord’s anger^(G) burns against his people;
    his hand is raised and he strikes them down.
The mountains shake,^(H)
    and the dead bodies^(I) are like refuse^(J) in the streets.^(K)

Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,^(L)
    his hand is still upraised.^(M)

²⁶ He lifts up a banner^(N) for the distant nations,
    he whistles^(O) for those at the ends of the earth.^(P)
Here they come,
    swiftly and speedily!
²⁷ Not one of them grows tired^(Q) or stumbles,
    not one slumbers or sleeps;
not a belt^(R) is loosened at the waist,^(S)
    not a sandal strap is broken.^(T)
28 Their arrows are sharp,^(U)
    all their bows^(V) are strung;
their horses’ hooves^(W) seem like flint,
    their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.^(X)
29 Their roar is like that of the lion,^(Y)
    they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize^(Z) their prey
    and carry it off with no one to rescue.^(AA)
30 In that day^(AB) they will roar over it
    like the roaring of the sea.^(AC)
And if one looks at the land,
    there is only darkness^(AD) and distress;^(AE)
    even the sun will be darkened^(AF) by clouds.