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Joel 1:15

JudgmentThe return of Christ

13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God, because the grain and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God.

14 Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

16 Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God?

17 The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
KJV
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
WEB
Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
ASV
Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
DARBY
Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
BLB
Alas, for the day! For the day of YHWH [is] near, and as destruction from Shaddai, it shall come.
ÅB
Ve oss, for en dag! For Herrens dag er nær og kommer som en ødeleggelse fra den Allmektige.
OTB
Ve for dagen!
For Herrens dag er nær;
den vil komme som ødeleggelse fra Den Allmektige.
B1930
Ve oss, for en dag! For Herrens dag er nær og kommer som en ødeleggelse fra den Allmektige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:6–9

    Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

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  • Zephaniah 1:14–18

    The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.

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  • Jeremiah 30:7

    How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.

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  • Ezekiel 7:2–12

    “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.

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  • Joel 2:11

    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?

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  • Joel 2:31

    The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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  • James 5:9

    Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

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  • Revelation 6:17

    For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”

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