(A)They come from a distant land,
    from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
    to destroy the whole land.[a]

(B)Wail, for (C)the day of the Lord is near;
    as destruction from the Almighty[b] it will come!
Therefore all hands will be feeble,
    and every human heart (D)will melt.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:5 Or earth; also verse 9
  2. Isaiah 13:6 The Hebrew words for destruction and almighty sound alike

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