| 1:6 |
For a nation has invaded Mymy land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness. |
| 1:7 |
It has devastated Mymy grapevine and splintered Mymy fig tree. It has stripped off its bark and thrown it away; its branches have turned white. |
| 1:10 |
The fields are destroyed; the land grieves; indeed, the grain is destroyed; the new wine is dried up; and the olivefresh oil fails. |
| 1:12 |
The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the date palm, and the apple — all the trees of the orchard — have withered. Indeed, human joy has dried up. |
| 1:14 |
Announce a sacred fast; proclaim ana solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land at the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord. |
| 1:15 |
Woe because of that day! For the Dayday of the Lord is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty. |
| 1:18 |
How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander in confusion since they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep and goats suffer punishment. |
| 1:19 |
I call to Youyou, Lord, for fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness, and flames have devoured all the trees of the countrysideorchard. |
| 1:20 |
Even the wild animals cry out to Youyou, for the river beds are dried up, and fire has consumed the pastures of the wilderness. |
| 2:1 |
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on Mymy holy mountain! Let all the residents of the land tremble, for the Dayday of the Lord is coming; in fact, it is near — |
| 2:2 |
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and densetotal overcastdarkness, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come. |
| 2:3 |
A fire destroysdevours in front of them, and behind them a flame devoursblazes. The land in front of them is like the Gardengarden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them. |
| 2:8 |
They do not push each other; each man proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. |
| 2:11 |
The Lord raisesmakes Hishis voice heard in the presence of Hishis army. His camp is very large; Thosethose who carry out Hishis command are powerful. Indeed, the Dayday of the Lord is terrible and dreadful — who can endure it? |
| 2:12 |
Even now — this is the Lord’s declaration — turn to Meme with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning. |
| 2:13 |
Tear your hearts, not just your clothes, and return to the Lord your God. For Hehe is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, richabounding in faithful love, and Hehe relents from sending disaster. |
| 2:14 |
Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Himhim, so you can offer a grain offering and winea drink offering to the Lord your God. |
| 2:15 |
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion! Announce a sacred fast; proclaim ana solemn assembly. |
| 2:16 |
Gather the people; sanctify the congregation; assemble the aged; gather the childreninfants, even thosebabies nursing at the breast. Let the groom leave his bedroom, and the bride her honeymoon chamber. |
| 2:17 |
Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say:, “Have pity on Youryour people, Lord, and do not make Youryour inheritance a disgrace, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’” |
| 2:18 |
Then the Lord became jealous for Hishis land and spared Hishis people. |
| 2:19 |
The Lord answered Hishis people: Look, I am about to send you grain, new wine, and olivefresh oil. You will be satiated with them, and I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations. |
| 2:20 |
I will drive the northerner far from you and banish him to a dry and desolate land, his front ranks into the Dead Sea, and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise; yes, his rotten smell will rise, for he has done catastrophicastonishing things. |
| 2:21 |
Don’t be afraid, land; rejoice and be glad, for the Lord has done greatastonishing things. |
| 2:23 |
Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God, because Hehe gives you the autumn rain for your vindication. He sends showers for you, both autumn and spring rain as before. |
| 2:24 |
The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and olivefresh oil. |
| 2:25 |
I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — Mymy great army that I sent against you. |
| 2:26 |
You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied. You will praise the name of Yahwehthe Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. My people will never again be put to shame. |
| 2:27 |
You will know that I am present in Israel and that I am Yahwehthe Lord your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame. |
| 2:28 |
After this I will pour out Mymy Spirit on all humanity; then your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions. |
| 2:29 |
I will even pour out Mymy Spirit on the male and female slaves in those days. |
| 2:31 |
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the great and awe-inspiringterrible Dayday of the Lord comes. |
| 2:32 |
Then everyone who calls on the name of Yahwehthe Lord will be saved, for there will be an escape for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, as the Lord promised, among the survivors the Lord calls. |
| 3:2 |
I will gather all the nations and take them to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. I will enter into judgment with them there because of Mymy people, Mymy inheritance Israel. The nations have scattered the Israelites in foreign countries and divided up Mymy land. |
| 3:3 |
They cast lots for Mymy people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink. |
| 3:4 |
And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia — what are you to Meme? Are you paying Meme back or trying to get even with Meme? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads. |
| 3:5 |
For you took Mymy silver and gold and carried Mymy finest treasures to your temples. |
| 3:8 |
I will sell your sons and daughters intoto the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation, for the Lord has spoken. |
| 3:11 |
Come quickly, all you surrounding nations; gather yourselves. Bring down Youryour warriors there, Lord. |
| 3:13 |
Swing the sickle because the harvest is ripe. Come and trample the grapes because the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because the wickedness of the nations is greatextreme. |
| 3:14 |
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Dayday of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. |
| 3:16 |
The Lord will roar from Zion and raisemake Hishis voice heard from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge for Hishis people, a stronghold for the Israelites. |
| 3:17 |
Then you will know that I am Yahwehthe Lord your God, who dwells in Zion, Mymy holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and foreigners will never overrun it again. |