⁸ For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye^(A)—

² I will gather all the nations^(A) to Jerusalem to fight against it;^(B) the city will be captured, the houses ransacked, and the women raped.^(C) Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be taken from the city.^{(D) 3} Then the Lord will go out and fight^(E) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.^{(F) 4} On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,^(G) east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split^(H) in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.

¹² This is the plague with which the Lord will strike^(A) all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.^{(B) 13} On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.^(C) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.^{(D) 14} Judah^(E) too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected^(F)—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. ¹⁵ A similar plague^(G) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.