Ah! The roar of many peoples – they roar like the roaring of the seas. The raging of the nations – they rage like the rumble of rushing water.
Isaiah 13:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Listen, a commotion on the mountains, like that of a mighty people! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations being gathered together! The Lord of Armies is mobilising an army for war. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hark, the uproar of a multitude in the mountains, like that of a great people! The noise of the tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. American Standard Version (1901) The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. Common English Bible Listen! A roar on the mountains like that of a great crowd. Listen! An uproar of kingdoms, of nations coming together. The LORD of heavenly forces is mustering an army for battle. Catholic Public Domain Version On the mountains, there is the voice of a multitude, as if of a numerous people, a voice with the sound of kings, of nations gathered together. For the Lord of hosts has given orders to soldiers of war, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as it were of many people: the noise of the sound of kings, of nations gathered together. The Lord of hosts hath given charge to the troops of war. |
Ah! The roar of many peoples – they roar like the roaring of the seas. The raging of the nations – they rage like the rumble of rushing water.
All of you, assemble and listen! Who among the idols has declared these things? The Lord loves him; he will accomplish his will against Babylon, and his arm will be against the Chaldeans.
He raises a signal flag for the distant nations and whistles for them from the ends of the earth. Look #– #how quickly and swiftly they come!
On that day they will roar over it, like the roaring of the sea. When one looks at the land, there will be darkness and distress; light will be obscured by clouds.
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am about to repel the weapons of war in your hands, those you are using to fight the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are besieging you outside the wall, and I will bring them into the centre of this city.
For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.” ’
I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust – my great army that I sent against you.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
For this reason her plagues will come in just one day – death and grief and famine. She will be burned up with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is mighty.