12 I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold,and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.
13 So I will shake the heavens,and the earth will shake loose from its foundation,because of the fury of the Lord who commands armies,in the day he vents his raging anger.
14 Like a frightened gazelleor a sheep with no shepherd,each will turn toward home,each will run to his homeland.
15 Everyone who is caught will be stabbed;everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
16 Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes;their houses will be lootedand their wives raped.
17 Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them;they are not concerned about silver,nor are they interested in gold.
18 Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons;they have no compassion on a person’s offspring,they will not look with pity on children.