5. They are coming from a far country, From the farthest horizons, The Lord and His instruments of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
6. Wail, for the day of the Lord is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
7. Therefore all hands will fall limp, And every man's heart will melt.
8. They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
9. Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, Cruel, with fury and burning anger, To make the land a desolation; And He will exterminate its sinners from it.