Pro 21:30, Isa 8:9-10, 13:2, Jer 46:3-5, Joe 3:2, 9-14, Nah 2:1, 3:14-15 | ESV | STEP | No wisdom , no understanding , no counsel can avail against the Lord .

9 Be broken, ^{▼▼Or Be evil} you peoples, and ^cbe shattered; ^{▼▼Or dismayed}
give ear, all you far countries;
strap on your armor and be shattered;
strap on your armor and be shattered.
10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
speak a word, ^ebut it will not stand,
for God ^fis with us. ^{▼▼The Hebrew for God is with us is Immanuel}

Isaiah 13:2

2 On a bare hill ^hraise a signal;
cry aloud to them;
wave the hand for ⁱthem to enter
the gates of the nobles.

Jeremiah 46:3-5

3 ^j“Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!
4 ^kHarness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
^lpolish your spears,
put on your armor!
5 Why have I seen it?
They are dismayed
and have turned backward.
Their ^mwarriors are beaten down
and have fled in haste;
ⁿthey look not back—
^oterror on every side!

declares the Lord.

Joel 3:2

2 ^pI will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And ^qI will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,

Joel 3:9-14

9 Proclaim this among the nations:
^rConsecrate for war; ^{▼▼Or Consecrate a war}
stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up.
10 ^tBeat your plowshares into swords,
and ^uyour pruning hooks into spears;
let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”
11 ^vHasten and come,
all you surrounding nations,
and gather yourselves there.
^wBring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to ^xthe Valley of Jehoshaphat;
^yfor there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.
13 ^zPut in the sickle,
^aafor the harvest is ripe.
^abGo in, tread,
^acfor the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
for their evil is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For ^adthe day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.

Nahum 2:1

The Destruction of Nineveh

1 ^aeThe scatterer has come up against you.
^afMan the ramparts;
watch the road;
dress for battle; ^{▼▼Hebrew gird your loins}
collect all your strength.

Nahum 3:14-15

14 ^ahDraw water for the siege;
^aistrengthen your forts;
go into the clay;
tread the mortar;
take hold of the brick mold!
15 There will the fire devour you;
the sword will cut you off.
It will ^ajdevour you ^aklike the locust.
Multiply yourselves ^allike the locust;
multiply ^amlike the grasshopper!