| 1:2 |
Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your forefathers? |
Hear this, you elders; listen, all who live in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors? |
| 1:6 |
A nation has invaded my land, powerful and without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness. |
A nation has invaded my land, a mighty army without number; it has the teeth of a lion, the fangs of a lioness. |
| 1:8 |
Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the husband of her youth. |
Mourn like a virgin in sackcloth grieving for the betrothed of her youth. |
| 1:10 |
The fields are ruined, the ground is dried up; the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the oil fails. |
The fields are ruined, the ground is dried up; the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, the olive oil fails. |
| 1:12 |
The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree—all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the joy of mankind is withered away. |
The vine is dried up and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, the palm and the apple tree— all the trees of the field—are dried up. Surely the peoples joy is withered away. |
| 1:13 |
Put on sackcloth, O priests, and mourn; wail, you who minister before the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister before my God; for the grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. |
Put on sackcloth, you priests, and mourn; wail, you who minister before the altar. Come, spend the night in sackcloth, you who minister before my God; for the grain offerings and drink offerings are withheld from the house of your God. |
| 1:16 |
Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God? |
Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes— joy and gladness from the house of our God? |
| 1:19 |
To you, O Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the open pastures and flames have burned up all the trees of the field. |
To you, Lord, I call, for fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness and flames have burned up all the trees of the field. |
| 1:20 |
Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the open pastures. |
Even the wild animals pant for you; the streams of water have dried up and fire has devoured the pastures in the wilderness. |
| 2:2 |
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 of old nor ever will be in ages to come. |
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. |
| 2:3 |
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. |
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. |
| 2:10 |
Before them the earth shakes, the sky trembles, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine. |
Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine. |
| 2:11 |
The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. 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? |
| 2:14 |
Who knows? He may turn and have pity and leave behind a blessing—grain offerings and drink offerings 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. |
| 2:17 |
Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the temple porch and the altar. Let them say, Spare your people, O 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? |
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? |
| 2:18 |
Then the Lord will be jealous for his land and take pity on his people. |
Then the Lord was jealous for his land and took pity on his people. |
| 2:19 |
The Lord will reply to them: I am sending you grain, new wine and oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to 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. |
| 2:20 |
I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land, with its front columns going into the eastern sea and those in the rear into the western sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise. Surely 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! |
| 2:21 |
Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things. |
Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! |
| 2:22 |
Be not afraid, O wild animals, for the open pastures are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches. |
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. |
| 2:23 |
Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, 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. |
| 2:25 |
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. |
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. |
| 2:32 |
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, among the survivors 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. |
| 3:2 |
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. |
I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land. |
| 3:3 |
They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine that they might drink. |
They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine to drink. |
| 3:4 |
Now what have you against me, O Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done. |
Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done. |
| 3:11 |
Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, O Lord! |
Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, Lord! |
| 3:13 |
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow—so great is their wickedness! |
Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow— so great is their wickedness! |
| 3:16 |
The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the sky will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. |
The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. |
| 3:21 |
Their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, I will pardon. The Lord dwells in Zion! |
Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged? No, I will not. The Lord dwells in Zion! |