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^(C1)Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the ^(C2)day of the LORD is coming; Indeed, it is near,

A day of ^(C1)darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a ^(C2)great and mighty people; There has ^(C3)never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.

A ^(C1)fire consumes before them, And behind them a flame devours. The land is ^(C2)like the Garden of Eden before them, But a ^(C3)desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.

Their ^(C1)appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.

^(F1)With a ^(C1)noise as of chariots They leap about on the tops of the mountains, Like the ^(F2)crackling of a ^(C2)flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.

Before them the people are in ^(C1)anguish; All ^(C2)faces ^(F1)turn pale.

They run like warriors, They climb the wall like soldiers; And each of them ^(C1)marches ^(F1)in line, Nor do they lose their way.

They do not crowd each other, Every warrior of them marches in his path; When they ^(F1)burst through the ^(F2)defenses, They do not break ranks.

They storm the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the ^(C1)houses, They ^(C2)enter through the windows like a thief.

Before them the earth ^(C1)quakes, The heavens tremble, The ^(C2)sun and the moon become dark, And the stars lose their brightness.

The LORD ^(C1)utters His voice before ^(C2)His army; His camp is indeed very great, For ^(C3)mighty is one who carries out His word. The ^(C4)day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome, And ^(C5)who can endure it?