All the fighting men of the lands of Gomer and Beth Togarmah in the north are with him, and so are men from many other nations.

to come from your place in the far north, leading a large, powerful army of soldiers from many nations, all of them on horseback.

He said to me, "Destruction will boil over from the north on all who live in this land,

Point the way to Zion! Run for safety! Don't delay! The LORD is bringing disaster and great destruction from the north.

"Elam is there, with the graves of her soldiers all around. They were all killed in battle, and they went down, uncircumcised, to the world of the dead. In life they spread terror, but now they lie dead and disgraced.

Elam lies down among those killed in battle, and the graves of her soldiers are all around her. They are all uncircumcised, all killed in battle. In life they spread terror, but now they lie dead and disgraced, sharing the fate of those killed in battle.