Judgment against the Nations

12 Ah! The roar of many peoples—

they roar like the roaring of the seas.

The raging of the nations—

they rage like the raging of mighty waters. n

13 The nations rage like the raging of many waters. o

He rebukes them, and they flee far away, p

driven before the wind like chaff on the hills q

and like tumbleweeds before a gale.

14 In the evening—sudden terror!

Before morning—it is gone!

This is the fate of those who plunder us

and the lot of those who ravage us.