A day of darkness and of thick darkness; a day of cloud and gloom as the morning spread upon the mountains: great and strong people; the like to him was not from forever, and after him there shall not be added even to the years of generation and generation.

Before him a fire devoured, and after him a flame shall burn; the land as the garden of Eden before him, and after him a desert of desolation; and also there was no escaping to him.

And I gathered all nations, and I brought them down to the valley of Jehoshophat, and I contended with them there for my people and mine inheritance Israel whom they scattered among the nations, and they divided the land.

Behold me raising them up from the place where ye sold them there, and I turned back your recompense upon your head:

Hasten and come all ye nations from round about, and be ye gathered together: there lead down, O Jehovah, thy strong ones.

The nations shall be roused and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will sit to judge all the nations from round about