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For the day of the LORD of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up-- And it shall be brought low--

Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Behold, the day of the LORD comes, Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger, To lay the land desolate; And He will destroy its sinners from it.

"If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the LORD honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words,

For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, A day of vengeance, That He may avenge Himself on His adversaries. The sword shall devour; It shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood; For the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice In the north country by the River Euphrates.

You have not gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the LORD.

For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.

Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.

Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:

The LORD gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; Who can endure it?

The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Woe to you who desire the day of the LORD! For what good is the day of the LORD to you? It will be darkness, and not light.

Is not the day of the LORD darkness, and not light? Is it not very dark, with no brightness in it?

"For the day of the LORD upon all the nations is near; As you have done, it shall be done to you; Your reprisal shall return upon your own head.

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God;For the day of the Lord is at hand,For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;He has invited [fn] His guests.

The great day of the LORD is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the LORD is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out.

[xr] Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst.

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD.