Wail, for the Lord's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.

along with the plants by the mouth of the river. All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away.

the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.

Come near, you nations, and listen! Pay attention, you people! The earth and everything it contains must listen, the world and everything that lives in it.

I am bringing my deliverance near, it is not far away; I am bringing my salvation near, it does not wait. I will save Zion; I will adorn Israel with my splendor."

You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.

you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.

They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.

They say, 'Keep to yourself! Don't get near me, for I am holier than you!' These people are like smoke in my nostrils, like a fire that keeps burning all day long.