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Isaiah 13:6

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The Lord’s special day is near. So cry and be sad for yourselves. A time is coming when the enemy will steal your wealth. God All-Powerful will make that happen.

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Be sad because the Lord’s special day is near. At that time punishment will come like an attack from God All-Powerful.

Be silent before the Lord GOD, because the Lord’s day for judging the people is coming soon. The Lord has prepared his sacrifice, and he has told his invited guests to get ready.

Some of you want to see the Lord’s special day of judgment. Why do you want to see that day of the Lord? His special day will bring darkness, not light.

Look, the Lord’s special day is coming! It will be a terrible day. God will be very angry. He will destroy the country and wipe out the sinful people who live there.

The rulers will be afraid of her suffering and stand far away. They will say, ‘Terrible! How terrible, O great city, O powerful city of Babylon! Your punishment came in one hour!’

The Lord calls loudly to his army. His camp is very large. The army obeys his commands. His army is very powerful. The Lord’s special day is a great and terrible day. No one can stop it.

But Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Cry for her! Get medicine for her pain, and maybe she can be healed.

This will happen because the Lord has chosen a time for punishment. He has chosen a year when people must pay for the wrong they did to Zion.

The Lord All-Powerful has a special day planned when he will punish the proud and boastful people. They will be brought down.

You rich people, listen! Cry and be very sad because much trouble will come to you.

“Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.

The Lord’s special day for judging is coming soon! It is near and coming fast. People will hear very sad sounds on the Lord’s special day of judgment. Even strong soldiers will cry.

The sun will be changed into darkness, and the moon will be as red as blood. Then the great and fearful day of the Lord will come!

Priests, put on sackcloth and cry loudly. Servants of the altar, cry loudly. Servants of my God, you will sleep in sackcloth, because there will be no more grain and drink offerings in God’s Temple.

Drunks, wake up and cry! All of you who drink wine, cry because your sweet wine is finished. You will not taste it again.

People near the city gates, cry! People in the city, cry out! Everyone in Philistia, your courage will melt like hot wax. Look to the north! There is a cloud of dust. An army is coming, and everyone in that army is strong.

But I didn’t do any of these bad things. I fear God’s punishment too much. His majesty scares me.

Be sad, farmers! Cry loudly for the grapes, for the wheat, and for the barley, because the harvest in the field is ruined.

“‘Son of man, shout out and scream because the sword will be used against my people and all the rulers of Israel. They wanted war—so they will be with my people when the sword comes. So slap your thigh to show your sadness,

“People in Heshbon, cry because the town of Ai is destroyed! Women in Rabbah of Ammon, cry! Put on sackcloth and cry. Run to the city for safety, because the enemy will take away the god Milcom, with his priests and officials.

My servants will shout for joy, but you will cry out in pain. Your spirits will be broken, and you will be very sad.

Now look what has happened. Another nation has taken my people,” says the Lord. “That country did not pay to take my people, but they rule over them and laugh at them, and they say bad things about me all the time.” The Lord is the one saying these things.

This is a message about Tyre: Ships traveling from Cyprus heard this message: “Cry, you ships from Tarshish! Your harbor has been destroyed.”

Shepherds, you should be leading the sheep. Start crying, you great leaders! Roll around on the ground in pain, you leaders of the sheep. It is now time for your slaughter. You will be scattered everywhere, like pieces flying from a broken jar.

Lawmakers, you will have to explain what you have done. What will you do then? Your destruction is coming from a faraway country. Where will you run for help? Your money and your riches will not help you.

But after a short time my anger will stop. I will be satisfied that Assyria has punished you enough.”

“I will change Babylon. It will be a place for animals, not people. It will be a swamp. I will use the ‘broom of destruction’ to sweep Babylon away.” The Lord All-Powerful said this.

The Lord is angry with all the nations and their armies. He will destroy them all and put them to death.

“But disaster is coming your way. You don’t know when it will happen, but disaster is coming. And there is nothing you can do to stop it.

He sent me to announce that the time has come for the Lord to show his kindness, when our God will also punish evil people. He has sent me to comfort those who are sad,

You have not put soldiers near the broken walls of the city. You have not built walls to protect the family of Israel. So when the day comes for the Lord to punish you, you will lose the war!

King Belshazzar’s officials were confused, and the king became even more afraid and worried. His face was white from fear.

“This is what these words mean: Mene : God has counted the days until your kingdom will end.

Look, the Lord has a special day of judgment coming, when the riches you have taken will be divided in your city.

I chose a time to punish people. Now the time has come for me to save and protect my people.

Blow the trumpet on Zion. Shout a warning on my holy mountain. Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear. The Lord’s special day is coming; it is near.




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