⁴ Listen, a commotion on the mountains,
like that of a mighty people!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms,
like nations being gathered together!
The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war.

⁹ All the nations are gathered together,
and the peoples are assembled.^(A)
Who among them can declare this,^(B)
and tell us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses
to vindicate themselves,
so that people may hear and say, “It is true.”

¹⁰ I will discipline^(A) them at my discretion;^(B)
nations will be gathered against them
to put them in bondage^[a]
for their double iniquity.^(C)

² I will gather all the nations^(A)
and take them to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.^[a](B)
I will enter into judgment with them there^(C)
because of my people, my inheritance Israel.
The nations have scattered the Israelites
in foreign countries^(D)
and divided up my land.^(E)

¹¹ Come quickly,^[a] all you surrounding nations;
gather yourselves.^(A)
Bring down your warriors there, Lord.^(B)

⁸ Therefore, wait for me^(A)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
until the day I rise up for plunder.^[a]
For my decision is to gather nations,
to assemble kingdoms,
in order to pour out my indignation^(B) on them,
all my burning anger;
for the whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of my jealousy.^(C)