Then the Lord will go to battle and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days.

After this the angelic messenger who had been speaking to me went out and said, “Look, see what is leaving.”

Then the Lord will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord God will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds.

For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.