14The day of the Lord is coming. At that time Jerusalem’s enemies will steal everything its people have. They will divide it up right in front of them.

²The Lord will gather all of the nations together. They will fight against Jerusalem. They’ll capture the city. Its houses will be robbed. Its women will be raped. Half of the people will be taken away as prisoners. But the rest of them won’t be taken.

³Then the Lord will march out and fight against those nations. He will go to war against them.

⁴On that day he will stand on the Mount of Olives. It’s east of Jerusalem. It will be split in two from east to west. Half of the mountain will move north. The other half will move south. A large valley will be formed. ⁵The people will run away through that mountain valley. It will reach all the way to Azel. They’ll run away just as they ran from the earthquake when Uzziah was king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come. All of the holy ones will come with him.

⁶There won’t be any light on that day. The sun, moon and stars will not shine. ⁷It will be a day unlike any other. It won’t be separated into day and night. It will be a day known only to the Lord. After that day is over, there will be light again.

⁸At that time water that gives life will flow out from Jerusalem. Half of it will run into the Dead Sea. The other half will go to the Mediterranean Sea. The water will flow in summer and winter.

⁹The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord. His name will be the only name.

¹⁰The whole land south of Jerusalem will be changed. From Geba to Rimmon it will become like the Arabah Valley. But Jerusalem will be raised up. It will remain in its place. From the Benjamin Gate to the First Gate to the Corner Gate nothing will be changed. From the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepress the city will remain the same. ¹¹People will live in it. Jerusalem will never be destroyed again. It will be secure.

¹²The Lord will punish all of the nations that fought against Jerusalem. He’ll strike them with a plague. It will make their bodies rot while they are still standing on their feet. Their eyes will rot in their heads. Their tongues will rot in their mouths. ¹³On that day the Lord will fill people with great panic. They will grab one another by the hand. And they’ll attack each other.

¹⁴Judah will also fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all of the surrounding nations will be collected. Huge amounts of gold, silver and clothes will be gathered up.

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