An end comes – the end comes! It has awakened against you – the end is upon you! Look, it is coming!

When all this comes true – and it certainly will – then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

“This is what the sovereign Lord says: A disaster – a one-of-a-kind disaster – is coming!

“Look, the day! Look, it is coming! Doom has gone out! The staff has budded, pride has blossomed!

He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, and warns the people,

Realize that it is coming and it will be done, declares the sovereign Lord. It is the day I have spoken about.

Doom is coming upon you who live in the land! The time is coming, the day is near. There are sounds of tumult, not shouts of joy, on the mountains.

“‘I the Lord have spoken; judgment is coming and I will act! I will not relent, or show pity, or be sorry! I will judge you according to your conduct and your deeds, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming!

When they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you will reply, ‘Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.’ Pay attention – it is coming and it will happen, declares the sovereign Lord.”

As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north – an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.

But suppose the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. Then the sword comes and takes one of their lives. He is swept away for his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for that person’s death.’