“ Look! A great army is coming from the north. A great nation and many kings are rising against you from far off lands.

看哪，有一种民从北方而来，并有一大国和许多君王被激动，从地极来到。

看哪，有一民族从北方而来，有一大国和许多君王被激起，从地极来到。

看哪，有一民族从北方而来，有一大国和许多君王被激起，从地极来到。

“看啊，大军要从北方而来，一个强国及其盟军要从地极而来。

“看哪！有一个民族从北方而来，有一大国和许多君王被激动，从地极来到。

看哪，有一種民從北方而來，並有一大國和許多君王被激動，從地極來到。

看哪，有一民族從北方而來，有一大國和許多君王被激起，從地極來到。

看哪，有一民族從北方而來，有一大國和許多君王被激起，從地極來到。

看啊，大軍要從北方而來，一個強國及其盟軍要從地極而來。

“看哪！有一個民族從北方而來，有一大國和許多君王被激動，從地極來到。

『看吧，必有一族之民從北方而來；必有一個大國和許多君王被激動，從地之極處來到。

有一族自北方而來、有大國及諸王被激、自地極而起、

大邦之邑、來自北方、列王勃興、至自地極、

必有一族、自北方而來、大邦多王、自地極而至、

“ Look! An army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are being stirred up from the ends of the earth.

“ Look! An army is coming from the north. I am stirring up a great nation and many kings. They are coming from a land that is very far away.

“ Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth.

Look! A people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth.

“ Behold, a people is coming from the north, And a great nation and many kings Will be roused from the remote parts of the earth.

“ Behold, a people shall come from the north, And a great nation and many kings Shall be raised up from the ends of the earth.

Behold, a people cometh from the north; and a great nation and many kings shall be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Look! A people comes from the north. A great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the remote regions of the earth.

Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

“ Look! An army is about to come from the north. A mighty nation and many kings are stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.

“ Behold, a people comes from the north; and a great nation and many kings will be stirred up from the uttermost parts of the earth.

Raise a signal flag to the nations. Sound the battle cry! Mobilize them all against Babylon. Prepare them to fight against her! Bring out the armies of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander, and bring a multitude of horses like swarming locusts!Bring against her the armies of the nations— led by the kings of the Medes and all their captains and officers.

For I am raising up an army of great nations from the north. They will join forces to attack Babylon, and she will be captured. The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark; they will not miss!

This is what the Lord says:“ Look! A great army coming from the north! A great nation is rising against you from far off lands.They are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like a roaring sea as they ride forward on horses. They are coming in battle formation, planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.”

“ Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon. Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.I, the Lord, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger, and they will rejoice when I am exalted.”Hear the noise on the mountains! Listen, as the vast armies march! It is the noise and shouting of many nations. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together.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.

Sharpen the arrows! Lift up the shields! For the Lord has inspired the kings of the Medes to march against Babylon and destroy her. This is his vengeance against those who desecrated his Temple.

“ Look, I will stir up the Medes against Babylon. They cannot be tempted by silver or bribed with gold.The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for children.”

The scarlet beast and his ten horns all hate the prostitute. They will strip her naked, eat her flesh, and burn her remains with fire.

This is what the Lord says:“ Tell the whole world, and keep nothing back. Raise a signal flag to tell everyone that Babylon will fall! Her images and idols will be shattered. Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.For a nation will attack her from the north and bring such destruction that no one will live there again. Everything will be gone; both people and animals will flee.

Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people.”

This is what the Lord says:“ I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia.Foreigners will come and winnow her, blowing her away as chaff. They will come from every side to rise against her in her day of trouble.