So it will happenin that day,That the LORDwill punishthe hostof heavenon high,And the kingsof the earthon earth.
He will cutoffthe spiritof princes;He is fearedby the kingsof the earth.
So it will be that whenthe Lordhas completedallHis workon MountZionand on Jerusalem,[He will say], "I will punishthe fruitof the arrogantheartof the kingof Assyriaand the pompof his haughtiness."
Thus I will punishthe worldfor its evilAnd the wickedfor their iniquity;I will also putan endto the arroganceof the proudAnd abasethe haughtinessof the ruthless.
For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
The earthmourns[and] withers,the worldfades[and] withers,the exaltedof the peopleof the earthfadeaway.
"Your gateswill be opencontinually;They will not be closeddayor night,So that [men] may bringto you the wealthof the nations,With their kingsledin procession.
"And you, sonof man,prophesyagainstGogand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, O Gog,princeof Rosh,Meshechand Tubal;
"You will fallon the openfield;for it is I who have spoken,"declaresthe LordGOD.
Egyptwill becomea waste,And Edomwill becomea desolatewilderness,Becauseof the violencedone to the sonsof Judah,In whoselandthey have shedinnocentblood.
"Then it will comeabout on the dayof the LORD'SsacrificeThat I will punishthe princes,the king'ssonsAnd allwho clothethemselves with foreigngarments.
"Thesewill wage waragainstthe Lamb,and the Lambwill overcomethem, becauseHe is Lordof lordsand Kingof kings,and thosewhoare with Him [are the] calledand chosenand faithful."
"And the kingsof the earth,who committed [acts of] immoralityand lived sensuouslywith her, will weepand lamentoverher whenthey seethe smokeof her burning,
