3 I have commanded My chosen ones;I have also called My warriors,who exult in My triumph,to execute My wrath.
4 Listen, a tumult on the mountains,like that of a mighty people!Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,like nations being gathered together!The Lord of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.
5 They are coming from a far land,from the distant horizon —the Lord and the weapons of His wrath —to destroy the whole country.
6 Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak,and every man’s heart will melt.
8 They will be horrified;pain and agony will seize them;they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look at each other,their faces flushed with fear.
9 Look, the day of the Lord is coming —cruel, with rage and burning anger —to make the earth a desolationand to destroy the sinners on it.