Isaiah 30:27-33

New International Reader's Version

²⁷ The Lord will come from far away
    in all his power and glory.
He will show his burning anger.
    Thick clouds of smoke will be all around him.
His mouth will speak angry words.
    The words from his tongue will be like a destroying fire.
²⁸ His breath will be like a rushing flood
    that rises up to the neck.
He’ll separate out the nations he is going to destroy.
    He’ll place a bit in their jaws.
    It will lead them down the road to death.
²⁹ You will sing
    as you do on the night you celebrate a holy feast.
Your hearts will be filled with joy.
    You will be as joyful as people playing their flutes
as they go up to the mountain of the Lord.
    He is the Rock of Israel.
³⁰ The Lord will cause people to hear his powerful voice.
    He will make them see his arm coming down to punish them.
It will come down with burning anger and destroying fire.
    It will come down with rain, thunderstorms and hail.
³¹ The voice of the Lord will tear the Assyrians apart.
    He will strike them down with his scepter.
³² He will strike them
    with his club to punish them.
Each time he does, his people will celebrate
    with the music of harps and tambourines.
He will use his powerful arm
    to strike down the Assyrians in battle.
³³ In the Valley of Ben Hinnom, Topheth has been prepared for a long time.
    It has been made ready for the king of Assyria.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide.
    It has plenty of wood for the fire.
The breath of the Lord
    will be like a stream of burning sulfur.
    It will set the wood on fire.