They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The Lord and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.

他们从远方来，从天边来，就是耶和华并他恼恨的兵器要毁灭这全地。

他们从远方来，从天边来，耶和华和他恼恨的兵器要毁灭全地。

他们从远方来，从天边来，耶和华和他恼恨的兵器要毁灭全地。

他们从地极，从天边而来。那是耶和华及倾倒祂烈怒的兵器，要来毁灭大地。

他们从远地而来，从天边而来。就是耶和华和他恼怒的工具，要毁灭这全地。

他们从遥远之地、从天边而来——耶和华和他愤怒的器皿正来毁灭全地。

他們從遠方來，從天邊來，就是耶和華並他惱恨的兵器要毀滅這全地。

他們從遠方來，從天邊來，耶和華和他惱恨的兵器要毀滅全地。

他們從遠方來，從天邊來，耶和華和他惱恨的兵器要毀滅全地。

他們從地極，從天邊而來。那是耶和華及傾倒祂烈怒的兵器，要來毀滅大地。

他們從遠地而來，從天邊而來。就是耶和華和他惱怒的工具，要毀滅這全地。

他們從遠地而來，從天儘邊來到，就是永恆主跟他義怒的軍器、要毁滅這全轄地。

他們從遙遠之地、從天邊而來——耶和華和他憤怒的器皿正來毀滅全地。

彼眾來自遠方、至自天涯、乃耶和華與其忿恚之具、盡滅斯土、○

耶和華赫然震怒、爰整其旅、以滅斯土、來自遠方、至從地極。

主攜其怒具、來自遠方、來自天涯、以滅全地、

They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the Lord and the weapons of his wrath— to destroy the whole country.

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.

They come from distant countries, from beyond the farthest horizons. They are the Lord’s weapons to carry out his anger. With them he will destroy the whole land.

They are coming from a distant land, from the farthest horizon— the LORD and the weapons of his wrath— to destroy the whole country.

They are coming from a distant country, From the farthest horizons, The Lord and the weapons of His indignation, To destroy the whole land.

They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of 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 are coming from a far land, from the distant horizon— the Lord and the weapons of His wrath— to destroy the whole country.

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 distant land, from the horizon. It is the LORD with his instruments of judgment, coming to destroy the whole earth.

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.

He will send his angels with a loud trumpet call. They will gather his chosen people from all four directions. They will bring them from one end of the heavens to the other.

“ I have stirred up you kings of the Medes. So sharpen your arrows! Get your shields! I plan to destroy Babylon. I will pay the Babylonians back. They have destroyed my temple.

A nation from the north will attack it. That nation will destroy Babylon. No one will live there. People and animals alike will run away.

He lifts up a banner to gather the nations that are far away. He whistles for them to come from the farthest places on earth. Here they come. They are moving very quickly.

I will stir up great nations that will join forces against Babylon. I will bring them from the land of the north. They will take up their battle positions against Babylon. They will come from the north and capture it. Their arrows will be like skilled soldiers. They will not miss their mark.

The Lord is going to completely destroy everything on earth. He will twist its surface. He’ll scatter those who live on it.

“ Babylon, you are my war club. You are my weapon for battle. I use you to destroy nations. I use you to wipe out kingdoms.I use you to destroy horses and their riders. I use you to destroy chariots and their drivers.I use you to destroy men and women. I use you to destroy old people and young people. I use you to destroy young men and young women.I use you to destroy shepherds and their flocks. I use you to destroy farmers and their oxen. I use you to destroy governors and officials.“ Judah, I will pay Babylon back. You will see it with your own eyes. I will pay back all those who live in Babylon. I will pay them back for all the wrong things they have done in Zion,” announces the Lord.“ Babylon, I am against you. Your kingdom is like a destroying mountain. You have destroyed the whole earth,” announces the Lord.“ I will reach out my hand against you. I will roll you off the cliffs. I will make you like a mountain that has been burned up.No rock will be taken from you to be used as the most important stone for a building. No stones will be taken from you to be used for a foundation. Your land will be empty forever,” announces the Lord.“ Nations, lift up a banner in the land of Babylon! Blow a trumpet among yourselves! Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylon. Send the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni and Ashkenaz against it. Appoint a commander against it. Send many horses against it. Let them be as many as a huge number of locusts.Prepare yourselves for battle against Babylon. Prepare the kings of the Medes. Prepare their governors and all their officials. Prepare all the countries they rule over.The Babylonians tremble and shake with fear. My plans against them stand firm. I plan to destroy their land completely. Then no one will live there.Babylon’s soldiers have stopped fighting. They remain in their forts. Their strength is all gone. They have become weak. Their buildings are set on fire. The metal bars that lock their gates are broken.One messenger after another comes to the king of Babylon. All of them announce that his entire city is captured.The places where people go across the Euphrates River have been captured. The swamps have been set on fire. And the soldiers are terrified.”The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor when cattle are walking on it. The time to destroy it will soon come.”The people of Jerusalem say,“ Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has destroyed us. He has thrown us into a panic. He has emptied us out like a jar. Like a snake he has swallowed us up. He has filled his stomach with our rich food. Then he has spit us out of his mouth.”The people continue,“ May the people of Babylon pay for the harmful things they have done to us. May those who live in Babylon pay for spilling the blood of our people.” That’s what the people who live in Zion say.So the Lord says,“ I will stand up for you. I will pay the Babylonians back for what they did to you. I will dry up their water supply. I will make their springs run dry.Babylon will have all its buildings knocked down. It will be a home for wild dogs. No one will live there. People will be shocked at it. They will make fun of it.All its people roar like young lions. They growl like lion cubs.They are stirred up. So I will set a feast in front of them. I will make them drunk. And they will shout and laugh. But then they will lie down and die. They will never wake up,” announces the Lord.“ I will lead them down like lambs to be put to death. They will be like rams and goats that have been killed.“ Babylon will be captured! The whole earth was very proud of it. But it will be taken over by others! It will be a deserted place among the nations.Babylon’s enemies will sweep over it like an ocean. Like roaring waves they will cover it.The towns of Babylon will be empty. It will become a dry and desert land. No one will live there. No one will even travel through it.I will punish the god named Bel in Babylon. I will make Bel spit out what he has swallowed. The nations will not come and worship him anymore. And Babylon’s walls will fall down.“ Come out of there, my people! Run for your lives! Run away from my great anger.You will hear about terrible things that are happening in Babylon. But do not lose hope. Do not be afraid. You will hear one thing this year. And you will hear something else next year. You will hear about awful things in the land. You will hear about one ruler fighting against another.

The Lord will stir up the Medes to attack the Babylonians. They aren’t interested in getting silver. They don’t want gold.