⁵ They are coming from a distant land,
from the farthest horizon –
the Lord and the weapons of his wrath –
to destroy the whole country.^[a]

¹⁰ But the Lord is the true God;^(A)
he is the living God^(B) and eternal King.^(C)
The earth quakes at his wrath,^(D)
and the nations cannot endure his fury.

¹³ Because of the Lord’s wrath,
she will not be inhabited;
she will become a desolation, every bit of her.
Everyone who passes through Babylon
will be appalled
and scoff because of all her wounds.^(A)