¹⁰ That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,
    a day of retribution,
    to gain vindication from his foes.
The sword shall devour and be sated
    and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts holds a sacrifice
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.^(A)

⁶ The sword rages in their cities;
    it consumes their oracle priests
    and devours because of their schemes.^(A)

¹² Upon all the bare heights^[a] in the desert,
    spoilers have come,
for the sword of the Lord devours
    from one end of the land to the other;
    no one shall be safe.^(A)

²¹ How long must I see the standard
    and hear the sound of the trumpet?

³⁰ In vain I have struck down your children;
    they accepted no correction.
Your own sword devoured your prophets
    like a ravening lion.^(A)

²⁰ but if you refuse and rebel,
    you shall be devoured by the sword,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^(A)

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
    so stop before the quarrel breaks out.^(A)