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Listen! the rumble on the mountains:
    that of an immense throng!
Listen! the noise of kingdoms, nations assembled!
The Lord of hosts is mustering
    an army for battle.(A)
They come from a far-off country,
    and from the end of the heavens,
The Lord and the instruments of his wrath,
    to destroy all the land.
Howl, for the day of the Lord[a] is near;
    as destruction from the Almighty it comes.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:6–8 Day of the Lord: described often in prophetic writings, it generally signified the coming of the Lord in power and majesty to destroy his enemies. The figures used convey the idea of horror and destruction (Am 5:18–20). The Almighty: Heb. shaddai; there is a play on words between destruction (shod) and Shaddai, a title for God traditionally rendered as “the Almighty” (cf. Gn 17:1; Ex 6:3).

Listen, a noise on the mountains,
    like that of a great multitude!(A)
Listen, an uproar(B) among the kingdoms,
    like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty(C) is mustering(D)
    an army for war.
They come from faraway lands,
    from the ends of the heavens(E)
the Lord and the weapons(F) of his wrath(G)
    to destroy(H) the whole country.

Wail,(I) for the day(J) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction(K) from the Almighty.[a](L)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai