Isaiah 13:3-5

Easy-to-Read Version

³ “I have separated these men from the people,
    and I myself will command them.
I have gathered these proud, happy soldiers of mine
    to show how angry I am.

⁴ “Listen to that loud noise in the mountains.
    It sounds like crowds of people.
People from many kingdoms are gathering together.
    The Lord All-Powerful is calling his army together.
⁵ They are coming from a faraway land.
    They are coming from beyond the horizon.
The Lord will use this army as a weapon to show his anger.
    They will destroy the whole country.”