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1 Clang ye the trumpet in Zion, shout in my holy mountain: all the inhabitants of the land shall be moved, for the day of Jehovah is coming, for it is near. Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near, Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand—
2 A day of darkness and of thick darkness; a day of cloud and gloom as the morning spread upon the mountains: great and strong people; the like to him was not from forever, and after him there shall not be added even to the years of generation and generation. a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations. a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.
3 Before him a fire devoured, and after him a flame shall burn; the land as the garden of Eden before him, and after him a desert of desolation; and also there was no escaping to him. Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them. Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste— nothing escapes them.
4 His appearance as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen so shall they run. Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run. They have the appearance of horses; they gallop along like cavalry.
5 As the voice of chariots upon the heads of the mountains they shall leap, as the voice of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, as a strong people set in order for battle. As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle. With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6 From his face peoples shall be pained: all faces gathered a glow. Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale. At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale.
7 They shall run as strong men; as men of war they shall come up upon the wall; and they shall go each in his ways; they shall not change their paths. Like warriors they charge; like soldiers they scale the wall. They march each on his way; they do not swerve from their paths. They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.
8 And they shall not thrust a man his brother; they shall go a man in his high way: and in the midst of the javelin shall they fall, they shall not be cut in pieces. They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted. They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.
9 In the city they shall run up and down; on the wall shall they run, into the houses they shall come up, through the windows shall they come in as a thief. They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls, they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief. They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.
10 The earth was moved before his face; the heavens trembled: the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining: The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
11 And Jehovah gave his voice before the face of his strength: for exceedingly great his camp, and strong he doing his word: for great the day of Jehovah, and exceedingly terrible; and who shall endure it? The LORD utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the LORD is great and very awesome; who can endure it? The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
12 And also now, says Jehovah, Turn back even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping and with wailing. “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 And rend your heart and not your garments, and turn back to Jehovah your God: for he is merciful and compassionate, slow of anger and of much kindness, and lamenting on account of the evil. and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
14 Who shall know he will turn back, and lamenting and leaving a blessing after him, a gift and a libation to Jehovah your God? Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD your God? Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
15 Clang ye the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast, call a restraining. Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.
16 Gather the people, consecrate the convocation, assemble the old men, gather the children and those sucking the breasts: the bridegroom shall come forth from his chamber and the bride from her nuptial couch. gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber.
17 Between the porch and to the altar the priests serving Jehovah shall weep, and they shall say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and thou wilt not give thine inheritance to reproach for the nations to rule over them: wherefore shall they say among the peoples, Where is their God? Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep and say, “Spare your people, O LORD, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
18 And Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and he will pity for his people. Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people. Then the LORD was jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
19 And Jehovah will answer and say to his people, Behold me sending to you the grain and the new wine, and the new oil; and ye were satisfied with it: and I will no more give you a reproach among the nations. The LORD answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations. The LORD replied to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.
20 And the northern I will remove far off from you, and I thrust him into a land of dryness and desolation, with his face to the east sea, and his end to the last sea; and his stink came up, and his stench shall come up, for he magnified to do. “I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things. “I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!
21 Thou shalt not fear, O land; rejoice and be glad, for Jehovah magnified to do. “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things! Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!
22 Ye shall not fear, ye beasts of the field, for the pastures of the desert sprang forth, for the tree bore its fruit, the fig tree and the vine gave their strength. Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield. Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
23 Ye sons of Zion rejoice and be glad in Jehovah your God; for he gave to you the early rain for justice, and he will bring down to you the rain, the early and latter rain in the first. “Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before. Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
24 And the threshing-floors were filled with grain, and the wine-vats overflowed with new wine and new oil. “The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 And I requited to you the years which the common locust ate, the feeder, and the devourer, and the creeping locust, my great army which I sent among you. I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm — my great army that I sent among you.
26 And eating, ye ate and were satisfied, and ye praised the name of Jehovah your God who did wonderfully with you: and my people shall not be ashamed forever. “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame. You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.
27 And ye knew that I am in the midst of Israel, and I am Jehovah your God, and none else: and my people shall not be ashamed forever. You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame. Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.
28 And it was after this I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters prophesied, your old men shall dream your young men shall see visions. “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. “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.
29 And also upon the servants and upon the maids in those days I will pour out my spirit. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30 And I gave wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke. “And 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 on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah. The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
32 And it was all who shall call upon the name of Jehovah shall escape: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be an escaping, as said Jehovah; and among those left whom Jehovah called. And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls. 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 said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
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