Isaiah 13:1-7

1A pronouncement concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:

2Lift up a banner on a barren mountain. Call out to them. Signal with your hand, and they will go through the gates of the nobles.

3I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my warriors, who celebrate my triumph, to execute my wrath.

4Listen, a commotion on the mountains, like that of a mighty people! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations being gathered together! The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war.

5They are coming from a distant land, from the farthest horizon — the Lord and the weapons of his wrath — to destroy the whole country.

6Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

7Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak, and every man will lose heart.