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Joel 1:15

JudgmentThe return of Christ

13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.

14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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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)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:6–9

    Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

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  • Zephaniah 1:14–18

    The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

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  • Jeremiah 30:7

    Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.

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  • Ezekiel 7:2–12

    Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land.

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  • Joel 2:11

    And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

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  • Joel 2:31

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

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  • James 5:9

    Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

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  • Revelation 6:17

    For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

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