Liftup a signalin the land,Blowa trumpetamong the nations!Consecratethe nationsagainsther, Summonagainsther the kingdomsof Ararat,Minniand Ashkenaz;Appointa marshalagainsther, Bringup the horseslike bristlylocusts.
The sonsof Gomer[were] Ashkenazand Riphathand Togarmah.
In the seventhmonth,on the seventeenthdayof the month,the arkrestedupon the mountainsof Ararat.
It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerkilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
The sonsof Gomer[were] Ashkenaz,Diphath,and Togarmah.
Allyou inhabitantsof the worldand dwellerson earth,As soon as a standardis raisedon the mountains,you will see[it], And as soon as the trumpetis blown,you will hear[it].
It cameabout as he was worshipingin the houseof Nisrochhis god,that Adrammelechand Sharezerhis sonskilledhim with the sword;and they escapedinto the landof Ararat.And Esarhaddonhis sonbecamekingin his place.
(For manynationsand greatkingswill makeslavesof them, eventhem; and I will recompensethem according to their deedsand according to the workof their hands.)'"
"They have cutdownher forest,"declaresthe LORD;"Surelyit will no[more] be found,Even thoughthey are [now] morenumerousthanlocustsAnd are withoutnumber.
"Declareand proclaimamong the nations.Proclaimit and liftup a standard.Do not conceal[it but] say,Babylonhas been captured,Belhas beenputto shame,Mardukhas beenshattered;Her imageshave beenputto shame,her idolshave beenshattered.'
"For a nationhas comeup againsther out of the north;it will makeher landan objectof horror,and there will be noinhabitantin it. Bothmanand beasthave wanderedoff, they have goneaway!
"For behold,I am going to arouseand bringup againstBabylonA hordeof greatnationsfrom the landof the north,And they will drawup [their] battlelinesagainst her; From thereshe will be takencaptive.Their arrowswill be like an expertwarriorWho does not returnempty-handed.
Liftup a signalagainstthe wallsof Babylon;Posta strongguard,Stationsentries,Placemen in ambush!For the LORDhas bothpurposedand performedWhatHe spokeconcerningthe inhabitantsof Babylon.
The LORDof hostshas swornby Himself:"SurelyI will fillyou with a populationlike locusts,And they will cryout with shoutsof victory overyou."
Consecratethe nationsagainsther, The kingsof the Medes,Their governorsand alltheir prefects,And everylandof their dominion.
"Fleefor safety,O sonsof Benjamin,From the midstof Jerusalem!Now blowa trumpetin TekoaAnd raisea signaloverBeth-haccerem;For evillooksdownfrom the north,And a greatdestruction.
Proclaimthisamong the nations:Preparea war;rousethe mightymen!Let allthe soldiersdrawnear,let them comeup!
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
For I will gatherallthe nationsagainstJerusalemto battle,and the citywill be captured,the housesplundered,the womenravishedand halfof the cityexiled,but the restof the peoplewill not be cutofffrom the city.
For they would comeup with their livestockand their tents,they would comein like locustsfor number,both they and their camelswere innumerable;and they cameinto the landto devastateit.
