5. They are coming from far-off countries at the ends of the earth. In his anger the Lord is coming to devastate the whole country.
6. Howl in pain! The day of the Lord is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction.
7. Everyone's hands will hang limp, and everyone's courage will fail.
8. They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labour. They will look at each other in fear, and their faces will burn with shame.
9. The day of the Lord is coming — that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed.