6:22 “This is what the Lord says:
‘Beware! An army 1 is coming from a land in the north.
A mighty nation is stirring into action in faraway parts of the earth.
25:32 The Lord who rules over all 2 says,
‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. 3
A mighty storm of military destruction 4 is rising up
from the distant parts of the earth.’
1 tn Heb “people.”
2 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”
sn See the study notes on 2:19 and 7:3 for explanation of this extended title.
3 tn Heb “will go forth from nation to nation.”
4 tn The words “of military destruction” have been supplied in the translation to make the metaphor clear. The metaphor has shifted from that of God as a lion, to God as a warrior, to God as a judge, to God as the author of the storm winds of destruction.
sn For the use of this word in a literal sense see Jonah 1:4. For its use to refer to the wrath of the