²⁴ Swords will cut them down, and they will be carried off into all nations as prisoners. Nations will trample Jerusalem until the times allowed for the nations to do this are over.

²⁵ “Miraculous signs will occur in the sun, moon, and stars. The nations of the earth will be deeply troubled and confused because of the roaring and tossing of the sea. ²⁶ People will faint as they fearfully wait for what will happen to the world. Indeed, the powers of the universe will be shaken.