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Joel - ch 2 v 1 - 20
- 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 Jehovah cometh, for it is at hand;
- a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; -- a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.
- A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them.
- The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so they run.
- Like the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains, they leap; like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
- Before them the peoples are in anguish: all faces turn pale.
- They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and break not their ranks.
- Neither doth one press upon another; they march every one in his path; and fall amid weapons, but are not wounded.
- They spread themselves over the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in by the windows like a thief.
- The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
- And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for strong is he that executeth his word: for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can bear it?
- Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning;
- and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
- Who knoweth? He might return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, an oblation and a drink-offering for Jehovah your God?
- Blow the trumpet in Zion, hallow a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly;
- gather the people, hallow the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride from her closet.
- Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?
- Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people.
- And Jehovah will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I send you corn, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
- And I will remove far off from you him that cometh from the north, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his face toward the eastern sea, and his rear toward the hinder sea; and his stench shall come up, and his ill odour shall come up, for he hath exalted himself to do great things.
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