Isaiah 13:4-13

4A 1sound of tumult on the mountains, Like that of many people! A sound of the uproar of kingdoms, Of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts is mustering the army for battle.5They are coming from a far country, From the 23farthest horizons, The Lord and His instruments of 4indignation, To 5destroy the whole land.6Wail, for the 6day of the Lord is near! It will come as 7destruction from 8the Almighty.7Therefore 9all hands will fall limp, And every man’s 10heart will melt.8They will be 11terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will 12writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.9Behold, 13the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.10For the 14stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The 15sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.11Thus I will 16punish the world for its evil And the 17wicked for their iniquity; I will also put an end to the 18arrogance of the proud And abase the 19haughtiness of the 2021ruthless.12I will make mortal man 2223scarcer than pure gold And mankind than the 24gold of Ophir.13Therefore I will make the 25heavens tremble, And 26the earth will be shaken from its place At the fury of the Lord of hosts In 27the day of His burning anger.