27 Behold, the name of the LORD comes from aae Lit distanceremote place;
Burning is His anger andaf Lit heavinessdense is Hisag Lit upliftingsmoke;
His lips are filled with indignation
And His tongue is like a consuming fire; 28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent,
Which reaches to the neck,
To shake the nations back and forth in aah Lit sifting of the worthlesssieve,
And to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle whichai Lit misleadsleads to ruin. 29 You will haveaj Lit the songsongs as in the night when you keep the festival,
And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. 30 And the LORD will causeak Lit the majesty of His voiceHis voice of authority to be heard,
And theal Lit descentdescending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger,
And in the flame of a consuming fire
In cloudburst, downpour and hailstones. 31 For at the voice of the LORD Assyria will be terrified,
When He strikes with the rod. 32 And everyam Lit passingblow of thean Lit staff of foundationrod of punishment,
Which the LORD will lay on him,
Will be with the music of tambourines and lyres;
And in battles, brandishing weapons, He will fight them. 33 Forao I.e. the place of human sacrifice to MolechTopheth has long been ready,
Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.
He has made it deep and large,
ap Lit Its pileA pyre of fire with plenty of wood;
The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of brimstone, sets it afire. |
