The burdenof Babylon, whichIsaiahthe sonof Amozdid see. Lift ye upa banneruponthe highmountain, exaltthe voiceunto them, shakethe hand, that they may gointo the gatesof the nobles. Ihave commandedmy sanctified ones, I have alsocalledmy mighty onesfor mine anger, even them that rejoicein my highness. The noiseof a multitudein the mountains, likeas of a greatpeople; a tumultuousnoiseof the kingdomsof nationsgathered together: the LORDof hostsmustereththe hostof the battle. They comefrom a far country, from the endof heaven, even the LORD, and the weaponsof his indignation, to destroythe wholeland. Howlye; forthe dayof the LORD is at hand; it shall comeas a destructionfrom the Almighty. Thereforeshall allhandsbe faint, and everyman's heartshall melt: And they shall be afraid: pangsand sorrowsshall take holdof them; they shall be in painas a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazedoneatanother; their faces shall be as flames. Behold, the dayof the LORDcometh, cruelboth with wrathand fierceanger, to laythe landdesolate: and he shall destroythe sinnersthereof out ofit. Forthe starsof heavenand the constellationsthereof shall notgivetheir light: the sunshall be darkenedin his going forth, and the moonshall notcause her lightto shine. And I will punishthe worldfor their evil, and the wickedfortheir iniquity; and I will cause the arroganceof the proudto cease, and will lay lowthe haughtinessof the terrible. I will make a manmore preciousthan fine gold; even a manthan the golden wedgeof Ophir. ThereforeI will shakethe heavens, and the earthshall removeout of her place, in the wrathof the LORDof hosts, and in the dayof his fierceanger. And it shall beas the chasedroe, and as a sheepthat noman taketh up: they shall every manturntohis own people, and fleeevery oneintohis own land. Every onethat is foundshall be thrust through; and every onethat is joined unto them shall fallby the sword. Their childrenalso shall be dashedto pieces before their eyes; their housesshall be spoiled, and their wivesravished. Behold, I will stir upthe Medesagainstthem, whichshall notregardsilver; and as for gold, they shall notdelightin it. Their bowsalso shall dashthe young mento pieces; and they shall have nopityon the fruitof the womb; their eyeshall notsparechildren. And Babylon, the gloryof kingdoms, the beautyof the Chaldees' excellency, shall beas when GodoverthrewSodomand Gomorrah. It shall neverbe inhabited, neithershall it be dweltin from generationtogeneration: neithershall the Arabianpitch tentthere; neithershall the shepherdsmake their foldthere. But wild beasts of the desertshall liethere; and their housesshall be fullof doleful creatures; and owlsshall dwellthere, and satyrsshall dancethere. And the wild beasts of the islandsshall cryin their desolate houses, and dragonsin their pleasantpalaces: and her time is nearto come, and her daysshall notbe prolonged.