Isa 10:3-7, 13:3-5, 54:16-17, Jer 4:6-7, 5:15, 50:20-23, Eze 9:1-7 | ESV | STEP | What will you do on the day of punishment , in the ruin that will come from afar ? To whom will you flee for help , and where will you leave your wealth ?

am[See ver. 2 above]

an Rev. 3:12; 7:3; 9:4; 14:1; 22:4; [Ex. 12:7; Rev. 13:16, 17; 14:9; 20:4]

ao[Ps. 119:53, 136, 158]

ap[ver. 2]

aqSee ch. 5:11

ar[2 Chr. 36:17]

as[Rev. 9:4]

atSee Jer. 25:29

au ch. 7:21, 22

Isaiah 10:3-7

3 What will you do on ^athe day of punishment,
in the ruin that will come ^bfrom afar?
To whom will you flee for help,
and where will you leave your wealth?
4 Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain.
^cFor all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.

Judgment on Arrogant Assyria

5 Woe to Assyria, ^dthe rod of my anger;
the staff in their hands is my fury!
6 Against a ^egodless nation I send him,
and against the people of my wrath I command him,
to take ^fspoil and seize plunder,
and to ^gtread them down like the mire of the streets.
7 But he ^hdoes not so intend,
and his heart does not so think;
but it is in his heart to destroy,
and to cut off nations not a few;

Isaiah 13:3-5

3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,
my proudly exulting ones. ^{▼▼Or those who exult in my majesty}
4 The sound ^jof a tumult is on the mountains
as of a great multitude!
The sound of an uproar of kingdoms,
of nations gathering together!
^kThe Lord of hosts is mustering
a host for battle.
5 ^lThey come from a distant land,
from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
to destroy the whole land. ^{▼▼Or earth; also verse 9}

Isaiah 54:16-17

16 Behold, I have created the smith
who blows the fire of coals
and produces a weapon for its purpose.
I have also created the ravager to destroy;
17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed,
and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
ⁿand their vindication ^{▼▼Or righteousness} from me, declares the Lord.”

Jeremiah 4:6-7

6 ^pRaise a standard toward Zion,
flee for safety, stay not,
for I bring disaster from ^qthe north,
^rand great destruction.
7 ^sA lion has gone up from his thicket,
a destroyer of nations has set out;
he has gone out from his place
to make your land a waste;
your cities will be ruins
^twithout inhabitant.

Jeremiah 5:15

15 ^uBehold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,

declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
^vnor can you understand what they say.

Jeremiah 50:20-23

20 In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, ^winiquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for ^xI will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.

21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, ^{▼▼ Merathaim means double rebellion}
and against the inhabitants of Pekod. ^{▼▼ Pekod means punishment}
Kill, ^aaand devote them to destruction, ^{▼▼That is, set apart ( devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)}

declares the Lord,
and do all that I have commanded you.
22 ^acThe noise of battle is in the land,
and great destruction!
23 ^adHow the hammer of the whole earth
is cut down and broken!
^aeHow Babylon ^afhas become
a horror among the nations!

Ezekiel 9:1-7

Idolaters Killed

1 Then he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Bring near the executioners of the city, ^ageach with his destroying weapon in his hand.” 2 And behold, six men came from the direction of ^ahthe upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was ^aia man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside ^ajthe bronze altar.

3 Now ^akthe glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to ^althe threshold of the house. And he called to ^amthe man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist. 4 And the Lord said to him, “Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and ^anput a mark on the foreheads of the men who ^aosigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.” 5 And to ^apthe others he said in my hearing, “Pass through the city after him, and strike. ^aqYour eye shall not spare, and you shall show no pity. 6 ^arKill old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but ^astouch no one on whom is the mark. And ^atbegin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house. 7 Then he said to them, ^au“Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain. Go out.” So they went out and struck in the city.