Isaiah 31:4–9
4 For this is what the Lord said to me:
As a lion or young lion growls over its prey y
when a band of shepherds is called out against it,
and is not terrified by their shouting
or subdued by their noise,
so the Lord of * Hosts will come down
to fight on Mount * Zion
and on its hill. z
so the Lord of Hosts will protect Jerusalem a—
by protecting it, He will rescue it,
by sparing it, He will deliver it.
6 Return to the One the Israelites have greatly rebelled against. b 7 For on that day, every one of you will reject the silver and gold idols that your own hands have sinfully made. c
but not by human sword;
a sword will devour him,
but not one made by man. d
He will flee from the sword;
his young men will be put to forced labor. e
9 His rock f will pass away because of fear, g
and his officers will be afraid because of the signal flag. h
This is the Lord’s declaration—whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem. i