3 I have commanded my holy ones;I have called my warriors,my proud, jubilant ones,to execute my wrath.
4 Listen! A roar on the mountains like that of a great crowd.Listen! An uproar of kingdoms,of nations coming together.The Lord of heavenly forces is mustering an army for battle.
5 They are coming from a distant land,from the faraway heavens,the Lord and the instruments of his fury, to destroy the whole land.
6 Wail, for the day of the Lord is near.Like destruction from the Almighty it will come.
7 Then all hands will fall limp;every human heart will melt,
8 and they will be terrified.Like a woman writhing in labor,they will be seized by spasms and agony.They will look at each other aghast,their faces blazing.
9 Look, the day of the Lord is coming with cruel rage and burning anger,making the earth a ruin,and wiping out its sinners.