From these the coastlands of the nations were divided into their lands, everyone according to his tongue, according to their families, by their nations.
Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
The lion has come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the nations is on his way. He has gone forth from his place to make your land desolate. And your cities shall be laid waste without an inhabitant.
When he comes, he shall ravage the land of Egypt and deliver whoever is meant for death to death, and whoever is meant for captivity to captivity, and whoever is meant for the sword to the sword.
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him; there, the people will dwell alone and will not be counted among the nations.