¹⁵ People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
    “I am bringing a distant nation^(A) against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
    a people whose language^(B) you do not know,
    whose speech you do not understand.

¹⁶ “Tell this to the nations,
    proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,^(A)
    raising a war cry^(B) against the cities of Judah.^(C)

¹¹ Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues^(A)
    God will speak to this people,^(B)

²⁶ He lifts up a banner^(A) for the distant nations,
    he whistles^(B) for those at the ends of the earth.^(C)
Here they come,
    swiftly and speedily!

“Their kings will come and set up their thrones
    in the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem;
they will come against all her surrounding walls
    and against all the towns of Judah.^(A)

¹⁹ You will see those arrogant people^(A) no more,
    people whose speech is obscure,
    whose language is strange and incomprehensible.^(B)

“With other tongues
    and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
    but even then they will not listen to me,^(B)
says the Lord.”^[a]