Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
Blow the ram’s
horn
in Zion ;
sound the
alarm on
My holy mountain! Let all who
dwell
in
the land tremble, for the Day of the
LORD
is
coming;
indeed
, it is near—
Blow you
the trumpet
in Zion ,
And
sound an
alarm in
my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants
of
the
land tremble, For the day of Yahweh
comes
, For
it is close
at
hand:
a day of darkness and gloom
, a day of clouds and blackness
. Like
the dawn overspreading
the mountains a great and strong army
appears,
such
as
never was
of
old
, nor
will ever
be in
ages
to come
.
A day of darkness and gloominess
, A day of clouds and thick
darkness
. As
the dawn spreading
on
the mountains ,
A great and strong people;
There
has
never been
the
like
, Neither
will there
be any
more
after
them,
Even
to the
years
of
many
generations
.
Before
them
a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches
. The land before
them
is like
the Garden of Eden, but
behind them, it
is
like
a desert
wasteland—
surely
nothing
will
escape
them.
A fire devours before
them
, And behind them ,
a flame burns
. The land is as
the garden of Eden before
them
, And
behind them, a desolate
wilderness.
Yes,
and
no
one
has
escaped
them.
Their
appearance is like
that
of horses, and they gallop
like
swift
steeds
.
The
appearance of
them
is as
the
appearance
of horses, And as
horsemen,
so
do
they run
.
With
a
sound
like that
of chariots they
bound
over
the mountaintops
, like the crackling
of fire consuming
stubble, like
a mighty
army
deployed
for
battle.
Like the
noise
of chariots on
the tops
of
the
mountains
do
they
leap
, Like the noise
of a
flame
of
fire that
devours
the
stubble, As
a strong
people
set
in
battle array
.
Nations
writhe
in horror
before
them;
every
face
turns
pale.
At
their
presence
the
peoples
are
in anguish.
All
faces
have
grown
pale.
They charge
like mighty men ;
they scale
the walls
like men
of
war
. Each one
marches
in formation
, not
swerving
from
the
course.
They run
like mighty men .
They climb
the wall
like warriors
. They
each march
in his
line
, and
they
don't
swerve
off
course.
They
do
not
jostle
one another; each
proceeds
in his path .
They burst through the defenses, never
breaking
ranks.
Neither
does
one jostle
another; They
march
everyone
in his path ,
And
they burst through the defenses, And
don't
break
ranks.
They storm
the city ;
they run along
the wall ;
they climb into houses ,
entering
through
windows like thieves.
They rush
on
the city .
They run on
the wall .
They climb up
into the
houses .
They
enter
in
at
the
windows like thieves.
Before
them
the earth quakes ;
the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow
dark
, and the stars lose
their brightness
.
The earth quakes before
them.
The heavens tremble. The sun and the
moon are
darkened
, And the stars withdraw
their shining
.
The
LORD
raises
His voice in
the
presence
of
His army .
Indeed,
His camp
is
very large,
for mighty
are
those
who obey
His command .
For the Day of the
LORD
is great and very dreadful.
Who can endure it?
Yahweh
thunders
his voice before
his army ;
For
his forces
are
very great;
For he
is
strong
who obeys
his command ;
For the day of Yahweh
is great and very awesome,
And
who can endure it?
“
Yet even now, ”
declares
the
LORD
, “return
to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. ”
"
Yet even now, "
says
Yahweh
, "turn
to me with all your heart, And
with fasting, and
with
weeping, and with
mourning. "
So
rend
your hearts
and not your garments, and return
to the
LORD
your God .
For He is gracious and compassionate
, slow to anger, abounding
in loving devotion.
And He
relents from sending disaster
.
Tear
your heart,
and not your garments, And turn
to Yahweh,
your God ;
For he is gracious and merciful
, Slow to anger, and
abundant
in loving kindness,
And relents from sending calamity
.
Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him —
grain
and drink offerings
for
the
LORD
your God.
Who knows? He may turn and relent ,
And leave a blessing behind him ,
Even
a
meal
offering
and a
drink offering
to
Yahweh,
your God.
Blow the ram’s
horn
in Zion ,
consecrate
a fast ,
proclaim
a sacred
assembly.
Blow the trumpet
in Zion !
Sanctify
a fast .
Call
a solemn
assembly.
Gather the people ,
sanctify the congregation,
assemble the aged,
gather the children, even
those nursing
at
the breast
. Let the bridegroom leave
his room, and the bride her chamber.
Gather the people .
Sanctify the assembly.
Assemble the elders.
Gather the children, and
those who
suck
the breasts
. Let the bridegroom go
forth
from
his room, And the bride out
of
her chamber.
Let the priests who
minister
before
the LORD
weep between the portico
and the altar, saying
, “
Spare Your people, O
LORD
, and do
not
make
Your heritage a
reproach, an
object
of
scorn
among
the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘
Where is their God? ’”
Let the priests ,
the ministers
of
Yahweh,
weep between the porch
and the altar, And
let
them
say
, "
Spare your people, Yahweh
, And don't
give
your heritage to
reproach, That
the nations should
rule
over
them
. Why should they say among the peoples, '
Where is their God? '"
Then the
LORD
became
jealous for His land, and He
spared
His people.
Then Yahweh
was
jealous for his land, And had
pity
on
his people.
And
the
LORD
answered His people :
“
Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by
them
you will be satisfied .
I will never
again
make you a reproach among the nations.
Yahweh
answered his people ,
"
Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, And you will be satisfied with
them;
And
I will no
more
make you a reproach among the nations.
The northern army I
will
drive
away from you, banishing
it to
a barren and desolate land, its front ranks
into the Eastern Sea, and its rear
guard
into the Western Sea .
And its stench will rise;
its foul
odor
will ascend
. For
He has done great things.
But
I
will
remove
the northern army far
away from you, And
will
drive
it into
a barren and desolate land, Its front into the eastern sea, And its back
into the western sea ;
And its stench will come
up,
And
its bad
smell
will rise
. "
Surely
he has done great things.
Do
not
be afraid ,
O
land;
rejoice
and
be glad, for the
LORD
has done great things.
Land,
don't
be afraid .
Be glad and
rejoice
, for Yahweh
has done great things.
Do
not
be afraid, O
beasts
of the field ,
for the open
pastures have
turned
green
, the trees
bear
their
fruit ,
and
the fig tree and vine yield their best
.
Don't
be afraid, you
animals
of the field ;
For the pastures of
the
wilderness
spring
up
, For
the tree
bears
its
fruit .
The fig tree and the
vine yield their strength
.
Be glad, O
children of Zion, and rejoice in the
LORD
your God ,
for He has
given
you the autumn
rains
for
your
vindication.
He sends
you showers
, both
autumn
and spring
rains
, as before.
"
Be glad then
, you
children of Zion, And rejoice in Yahweh,
your God ;
For he gives
you the former
rain
in
just
measure,
And
he causes
the
rain
to
come
down
for
you, The
former
rain
and the
latter
rain
, As before.
The threshing floors will be full of grain
, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
The threshing floors will be full of wheat
, And the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
I will repay
you for
the years eaten
by
locusts—
the swarming locust, the young
locust, the destroying
locust
, and the devouring
locust
—
My great army that
I sent against
you.
I will restore
to
you the years that
the swarming locust has
eaten
, The great
locust, the grasshopper
, and the caterpillar,
My great army ,
which
I sent among
you.
You will have plenty to eat, until
you
are
satisfied .
You
will praise the name of the
LORD
your God, who has worked
wonders
for
you .
My people will never again be put
to
shame
.
You will have plenty to eat, and
be
satisfied ,
And
will praise the name of Yahweh,
your God, Who has dealt
wondrously
with
you ;
And
my people will never again be disappointed
.
Then
you will know that I am present
in Israel and that I am the
LORD
your God, and there is no other.
My people will never again be put
to
shame
.
You will know that I am in the
midst
of
Israel ,
And that I am Yahweh,
your God, and there is no one
else;
And
my people will never again be disappointed
.
And
afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy ,
your old men will dream dreams ,
your young men will see visions.
"It
will
happen
afterward, that
I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
And
your sons and your
daughters will prophesy .
Your old men will dream dreams .
Your young men will see visions.
Even
on My
menservants
and maidservants
, I will pour out My Spirit in
those
days
.
And
also
on the
servants
and on
the
handmaids
in
those
days
, I will pour out my Spirit.
I will show wonders in the heavens and on
the earth ,
blood and
fire and columns
of smoke.
I will show wonders in the heavens and in
the earth :
Blood ,
fire ,
and pillars
of smoke.
The sun will be turned to
darkness and the moon to
blood before the coming
of
the
great and awesome
Day of the
LORD
.
The sun will be turned into
darkness ,
And the moon into
blood ,
Before the great and terrible
day of Yahweh
comes
.
And
everyone
who
calls
on the name of the
LORD
will
be saved; for on
Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance
, as the
LORD
has promised
, among the remnant called
by
the
LORD
.
It
will
happen
that
whoever
will
call
on the name of Yahweh
shall
be saved; For in
Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those
who
escape
, As Yahweh
has said
, And
among the remnant ,
those
whom
Yahweh
calls
.
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