Catholic Public Domain Version
"to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth. "
— Isaiah 13:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.”
“They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. ”
“They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.”
“They come from a distant land, from the horizon. It is the LORD with his instruments of judgment, coming to destroy the whole earth.”
“To them that come from a country afar off, from the end of heaven: the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, to destroy the whole land.”
“They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land.”
“They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.”
Over the foggy mountain lift up a sign! Raise the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers enter through the gates!
In my wrath, I commanded my sanctified ones, and I called my strong ones, those who exult in my glory.
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,
to those who are arriving from a far off land, from the heights of the heavens. It is the Lord and the instruments of his fury, so that he may bring ruin to all the earth.
Wail aloud! For the day of the Lord draws near! It will arrive like a devastation from the Lord.
Because of it, every hand will fail, and every heart of man will waste away and be crushed.
Writhing and pain will seize them. They will be in pain, like a woman in labor. Each one will appear stupefied to his neighbor. Their countenances will be like faces which have been burned up.