5. You took my silver and my gold.You brought my finest treasures to your temples.
6. You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks.That way you could send them far away from their land.
7. I am going to make them leave the place where you sold them.I will pay you back for what you have done.
8. I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah.They will sell them to the people of Sheba,a nation that is far away.”The Lord has spoken.
9. Announce this among the nations:Prepare yourselves for war.Wake up the warriors.Have all the warriors come near and attack.
10. Hammer your plowblades into swordsand your pruning shears into spears.Weaklings should say that they are warriors.
11. Hurry from every direction, and gather there, all you nations.O Lord, bring your soldiers.
12. Wake up, you nations.Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat.There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
13. Cut them down like grain.The harvest is ripe.Stomp on them as you would stomp on grapes.The winepress is full.The vats overflow.The nations are very wicked.
14. There are many, many people in the valley of decision.The day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.