Isaiah 30:27–33

²⁷The Lord will come from far away

in all of 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.

²⁸His 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.

²⁹You 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.

³⁰The 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.

³¹The voice of the Lord will tear the Assyrians apart.

He will strike them down with his mighty rod.

³²He will strike them

with his rod 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 the Assyrians down in battle.

³³In 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.