Draw near
, aO nations
, to hear
; and listen
, O peoples
! bLet the earth
and 1all it contains
hear
, and the world
and all
that springs
from it.
For the LORD'S aindignation
is against
all
the nations
, And His wrath
against
all
their armies
; He has 1 butterly
destroyed
them, He has given
them over to cslaughter
.
So their slain will be athrown
out, And their corpses
1will give
off
their bstench
, And the mountains
will 2be drenched
with their cblood
.
And aall the host
of heaven
will 1wear
away
, And the bsky
will be rolled
up like a scroll
; All
their hosts
will also wither
away
As a leaf
withers
from the vine
, Or as one withers
from the fig
tree
.
For aMy sword is satiated
in heaven
, Behold
it shall descend
for judgment
upon bEdom
And upon the people
whom I have cdevoted
to destruction
.
The sword of the LORD
is filled
with blood
, It is 1sated
with fat
, with the blood
of lambs
and goats
, With the fat
of the kidneys
of rams
. For the LORD
has a sacrifice
in aBozrah
And a great
slaughter
in the land
of bEdom
.
aWild oxen
will also 1fall
with them And byoung
bulls
with strong
ones
; Thus their land
will be csoaked
with blood
, And their dust
2become
greasy
with fat
.
For the LORD has a day
of avengeance
, A year
of recompense
for the 1cause
of Zion
.
1Its streams will be turned
into pitch
, And its loose
earth
into abrimstone
, And its land
will become
burning
pitch
.
It will anot be quenched night
or day
; Its bsmoke
will go
up forever
. From cgeneration
to generation
it will be desolate
; dNone
will pass
through it forever
and ever
.
But 1 apelican and hedgehog
will possess
it, And 2owl
and raven
will dwell
in it; And He will stretch
over
it the bline
of 3desolation
And the 4plumb
line
of emptiness
.
Its nobles--there
is ano
one
there
Whom they may proclaim
king
-- And all
its princes
will be bnothing
.
Thorns will come
up in its afortified
towers
, Nettles
and thistles
in its fortified
cities
; It will also be a haunt
of bjackals
And an abode
of ostriches
.
The desert acreatures
will meet
with the 1wolves
, The 2 ahairy
goat
also will cry
to its kind
; Yes
, the 3night
monster
will settle
there
And will find
herself a resting
place
.
The tree snake
will make
its nest
and lay
eggs there
, And it will hatch
and gather
them under its 1protection
. Yes
, athe 2hawks
will be gathered
there
, Every
one
with its kind
.
Seek from the abook
of the LORD
, and read
: Not one
of these
will be missing
; None
will lack
its mate
. For 1 bHis mouth
has commanded
, And His Spirit
has gathered
them.
He has cast the alot
for them, And His hand
has divided
it to them by bline
. They shall possess
it forever
; From cgeneration
to generation
they will dwell
in it.