²² He does not believe that he will ^(A)return from darkness,
For a sword is waiting for him.

²⁵ Your men shall fall by the sword,
And your ^[a]mighty in the war.

27 In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong,
Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent,
^(A)Leviathan that twisted serpent;
And He will slay ^(B)the reptile that is in the sea.

¹² Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
^(A)Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear,
But did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”

¹⁶ For by fire and by ^(A)His sword
The Lord will judge all flesh;
And the slain of the Lord shall be ^(B)many.