Isaiah 13:4–10

⁴Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains.

It sounds like a huge crowd.

Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms.

It sounds like nations gathering together.

The Lord who rules over all is bringing

an army together for war.

⁵They come from lands far away.

They come from the farthest places on earth.

The Lord and those weapons of his anger

are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylonia.

⁶Cry out! The day of the Lord is near.

The Mighty One is coming to destroy them.

⁷Their hands won’t be able to help them.

Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.

⁸The people will be filled with terror.

Pain and suffering will grab hold of them.

They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby.

They’ll look at one another in terror.

Their faces will burn with shame.

⁹The day of the Lord is coming.

It will be a terrible day.

The Lord’s burning anger will blaze out.

He will make the land dry and empty.

He’ll destroy the sinners in it.

¹⁰All of the stars in the sky

will stop giving their light.

The sun will be darkened as soon as it rises.

The moon will not shine.