3 I have commanded those I prepared for battle;I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath –those who rejoice in my triumph.
4 Listen, a noise on the mountains,like that of a great multitude!Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,like nations massing together!The Lord Almighty is musteringan army for war.
5 They come from faraway lands,from the ends of the heavens –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 Because of this, all hands will go limp,every heart will melt with fear.
8 Terror will seize them,pain and anguish will grip them;they will writhe like a woman in labour.They will look aghast at each other,their faces aflame.
9 See, the day of the Lord is coming– a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger –to make the land desolateand destroy the sinners within it.