And it came to pass from that time on, that the half of my servants labored in the work, and the other half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers stood behind all the house of Judah.
Associate yourselves together, O ye people, and you shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all you of far countries: prepare yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces; prepare yourselves, and you shall be broken in pieces.
Declare in Egypt, and announce in Migdol, and announce in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say, Stand fast, and prepare; for the sword shall devour round about you.
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his plan is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, vengeance for his temple.
Against him that bends let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifts himself up in his coat of mail: and do not spare her young men; destroy utterly all her host.
And you, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is polished, to consume because of the glittering: