3  ^wSeek the Lord, ^xall you humble of the land,

who do his just commands;¹

^yseek righteousness; seek humility;

^yperhaps ^zyou may be hidden

on the day of the anger of the Lord.

8  “Therefore ^twait for me,” declares the Lord,

“for the day when I rise up to seize the prey.

For my decision is ^uto gather nations,

to assemble kingdoms,

to pour out upon them my indignation,

all my burning anger;

for in the fire of my jealousy

^vall the earth shall be consumed.

9  “For at that time I will change the speech of the peoples

to ^wa pure speech,

that all of them may call upon the name of the Lord

and serve him with one accord.