Lexicon :: Strong's H857 - 'āṯâ

“The LORD came from Sinai,

And dawned on them from Seir;

He shone forth from Mount Paran,

And He came from among ten thousand holy ones;

At His right hand was a [fn]flaming fire, a law, for them.

“He selected the best [land] for himself,

For there the leader’s portion was reserved;

Yet he came with the leaders of the people;

He carried out the justice (righteous will) of the LORD,

And His ordinances (judgments) with Israel.”

“For the thing which I greatly fear comes upon me,

And that of which I am afraid has come upon me.

“For when a few years are past,

I shall go the way of no return.

“As through a wide breach they come,

Amid the crash [of falling walls] they roll on [over me].

“Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it];

Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].

Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;

Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.

When your dread and panic come like a storm,

And your disaster comes like a whirlwind,

When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution].

The watchman says,

“The morning comes [only briefly], but also [comes] the night [of Babylonian oppression].

If you would ask [of me then], ask [again, if Edom really wishes to know];

Come back again.”

Bring water for the thirsty [Dedanites],

O inhabitants of the land of Tema [in Arabia];

Meet the fugitive with bread.

The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear;

The ends of the earth tremble;

They have drawn near and have come.

Tell us the things that are to come afterward,

That we may know that you are gods;

Indeed, you should do something good or do evil, [fn]that we may be afraid and fear [you] together [as we observe the miracle].

“I have stirred up and put into action [fn]one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;

From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].

And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,

Even as a potter treads clay.”

‘Who is like Me? Let him proclaim it and declare it;

Yes, let him confront Me,

Since I established the people of antiquity.

And let them [those supposed gods] tell those people [who foolishly follow them] the things to come

And the events that are going to take place.

For the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this,

“Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons,

And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands.

All you beasts of the field,

All you beasts (hostile nations) in the forest,

Come to eat.

“Come,” [they say,] “let us get wine, and let us fill ourselves with strong drink;

And tomorrow will be like today, very great indeed.”

“Return, O faithless sons,” [says the LORD],

“I will heal your unfaithfulness.”

[They answer] “Behold, we come to You,

For You are the LORD our God.

“Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to Me [unlike the others]?

Are the birds of prey (enemies) surrounding her on every side?

Go, gather all the [wild] beasts of the field;

Bring them to devour [her]!

“As for you [Jerusalem], tower of the flock [of Israel],

Hill and stronghold of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem’s inhabitants),

To you the former dominion shall come,

The kingdom of the Daughter of Jerusalem [when the Messiah reigns in Jerusalem, and the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled].