Isaiah 13:1-9

Complete Jewish Bible

² Hoist a banner on a high mountain,
shout to [the invaders];
beckon them to enter the Nobles’ Gate.
³ “I have ordered my holy ones,
summoned my heroes, eager and bold,
to execute my anger.”
⁴ Listen! A tumult on the mountains —
it sounds like a vast multitude!
Listen! The uproar of the kingdoms
of the nations gathering together!
Adonai-Tzva’ot is mustering
an army for war.
⁵ They come from a distant land,
from beyond the horizon.
It’s Adonai, with the weapons of his rage,
to lay waste to all the earth.
⁶ Howl! for the Day of Adonai is at hand,
destruction coming from Shaddai.
⁷ This is why every arm will hang limp
and everyone’s courage melt away.
⁸ They will be gripped by panic,
seized with pain and agony,
writhing like a woman in labor,
looking aghast at each other, faces aflame.
⁹ Here comes the Day of Adonai,
full of cruelty, rage and hot fury,
to desolate the earth
and destroy the sinners in it.