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[1] 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 Yahweh comes,
for it is close at hand:
[2] A day of darkness and gloominess,
a day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn spreading on the mountains,
a great and strong people;
there has never been the like,
neither will there be any more after them,
even to the years of many generations.
[3] A fire devours before them,
and behind them, a flame burns.
The land is as the garden of Eden before them,
and behind them, a desolate wilderness.
Yes, and no one has escaped them.
[4] Their appearance is as the appearance of horses,
and they run as horsemen.
[5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap,
like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble,
like a strong people set in battle array.
[6] At their presence the peoples are in anguish.
All faces have grown pale.
[7] They run like mighty men.
They climb the wall like warriors.
They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
[8] One doesn’t jostle another.
They each march in their own path.
They burst through the defenses
and don’t break ranks.
[9] They rush on the city.
They run on the wall.
They climb up into the houses.
They enter in at the windows like thieves.
[10] The earth quakes before them.
The heavens tremble.
The sun and the moon are darkened,
and the stars withdraw their shining.
[11] Yahweh thunders his voice before his army,
for his forces are very great;
for he is strong who obeys his command;
for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome,
and who can endure it?
[12] “Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
[13] Tear your heart and not your garments,
and turn to Yahweh, your God;
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness,
and relents from sending calamity.
[14] Who knows? He may turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
[15] Blow the trumpet in Zion!
Sanctify a fast.
Call a solemn assembly.
[16] Gather the people.
Sanctify the assembly.
Assemble the elders.
Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts.
Let the bridegroom go out of his room,
and the bride out of her chamber.
[17] Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar,
and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh,
and don’t give your heritage to reproach,
that the nations should rule over them.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
[18] Then Yahweh was jealous for his land,
and had pity on his people.
[19] Yahweh answered his people,
“Behold,§ I will send you grain, new wine, and oil,
and you will be satisfied with them;
and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
[20] But I will remove the northern army far away from you,
and will drive it into a barren and desolate land,
its front into the eastern sea,
and its back into the western sea;
and its stench will come up,
and its bad smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things.
[21] Land, don’t be afraid.
Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
[22] Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field;
for the pastures of the wilderness spring up,
for the tree bears its fruit.
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. [23] “Be glad then, you children of Zion,
and rejoice in Yahweh, your God;
for he gives you the early rain in just measure,
and he causes the rain to come down for you,
the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
[24] The threshing floors will be full of wheat,
and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
[25] I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar,
my great army, which I sent among you.
[26] You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied,
and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you;
and my people will never again be disappointed.
[27] You will know that I am among Israel,
and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else;
and my people will never again be disappointed. [28] “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams.
Your young men will see visions.
[29] And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days,
I will pour out my Spirit.
[30] I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun will be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
[32] It will happen that whoever will call on Yahweh’s name shall be saved;
for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape,
as Yahweh has said,
and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.
and sound an alarm in my holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
for the day of Yahweh comes,
for it is close at hand:
[2] A day of darkness and gloominess,
a day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn spreading on the mountains,
a great and strong people;
there has never been the like,
neither will there be any more after them,
even to the years of many generations.
[3] A fire devours before them,
and behind them, a flame burns.
The land is as the garden of Eden before them,
and behind them, a desolate wilderness.
Yes, and no one has escaped them.
[4] Their appearance is as the appearance of horses,
and they run as horsemen.
[5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap,
like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble,
like a strong people set in battle array.
[6] At their presence the peoples are in anguish.
All faces have grown pale.
[7] They run like mighty men.
They climb the wall like warriors.
They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
[8] One doesn’t jostle another.
They each march in their own path.
They burst through the defenses
and don’t break ranks.
[9] They rush on the city.
They run on the wall.
They climb up into the houses.
They enter in at the windows like thieves.
[10] The earth quakes before them.
The heavens tremble.
The sun and the moon are darkened,
and the stars withdraw their shining.
[11] Yahweh thunders his voice before his army,
for his forces are very great;
for he is strong who obeys his command;
for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome,
and who can endure it?
[12] “Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
[13] Tear your heart and not your garments,
and turn to Yahweh, your God;
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness,
and relents from sending calamity.
[14] Who knows? He may turn and relent,
and leave a blessing behind him,
even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
[15] Blow the trumpet in Zion!
Sanctify a fast.
Call a solemn assembly.
[16] Gather the people.
Sanctify the assembly.
Assemble the elders.
Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts.
Let the bridegroom go out of his room,
and the bride out of her chamber.
[17] Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar,
and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh,
and don’t give your heritage to reproach,
that the nations should rule over them.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
[18] Then Yahweh was jealous for his land,
and had pity on his people.
[19] Yahweh answered his people,
“Behold,§ I will send you grain, new wine, and oil,
and you will be satisfied with them;
and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
[20] But I will remove the northern army far away from you,
and will drive it into a barren and desolate land,
its front into the eastern sea,
and its back into the western sea;
and its stench will come up,
and its bad smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things.
[21] Land, don’t be afraid.
Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
[22] Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field;
for the pastures of the wilderness spring up,
for the tree bears its fruit.
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. [23] “Be glad then, you children of Zion,
and rejoice in Yahweh, your God;
for he gives you the early rain in just measure,
and he causes the rain to come down for you,
the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
[24] The threshing floors will be full of wheat,
and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
[25] I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar,
my great army, which I sent among you.
[26] You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied,
and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you;
and my people will never again be disappointed.
[27] You will know that I am among Israel,
and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else;
and my people will never again be disappointed. [28] “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams.
Your young men will see visions.
[29] And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days,
I will pour out my Spirit.
[30] I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun will be turned into darkness,
and the moon into blood,
before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
[32] It will happen that whoever will call on Yahweh’s name shall be saved;
for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape,
as Yahweh has said,
and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.
Footnotes
- “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
King James Version
[1] BlowH8628(QalImpv) ye the trumpetH7782 in Zion,H6726 and sound an alarmH7321(HiphImpv) in my holyH6944 mountain:H2022 let all the inhabitantsH3427(QalActPtc) of the landH776 tremble:H7264(QalImpf) for the dayH3117 of the LordH3068 cometh,H935(QalPerf) for [it is] nigh at hand;H7138 [2] A dayH3117 of darknessH2822 and of gloominess,H653 a dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and of thick darkness,H6205 as the morningH7837 spreadH6566(QalPasPtc) upon the mountains:H2022 a greatH7227 peopleH5971 and a strong;H6099 there hath not beenH1961(NiphPerf) everH5769 the like, neither shall be any moreH3254(HiphImpf) afterH310 it, [even] to the yearsH8141 of manyH1755 generations.H1755 [3] A fireH784 devourethH398(QalPerf) beforeH6440 them; and behindH310 them a flameH3852 burneth:H3857(PielImpf) the landH776 [is] as the gardenH1588 of EdenH5731 beforeH6440 them, and behindH310 them a desolateH8077 wilderness;H4057 yea, and nothing shall escapeH6413 them. [4] The appearanceH4758 of them [is] as the appearanceH4758 of horses;H5483 and as horsemen,H6571 so shall they run.H7323(QalImpf) [5] Like the noiseH6963 of chariotsH4818 on the topsH7218 of mountainsH2022 shall they leap,H7540(PielImpf) like the noiseH6963 of a flameH3851 of fireH784 that devourethH398(QalActPtc) the stubble,H7179 as a strongH6099 peopleH5971 set in battleH4421 array.H6186(QalPasPtc) [6] Before their faceH6440 the peopleH5971 shall be much pained:H2342(QalImpf) all facesH6440 shall gatherH6908(PielPerf) blackness.H6289 [7] They shall runH7323(QalImpf) like mighty men;H1368 they shall climbH5927(QalImpf) the wallH2346 like menH582 of war;H4421 and they shall marchH3212(QalImpf) every oneH376 on his ways,H1870 and they shall not breakH5670(PielImpf) their ranks:H734 [8] Neither shall oneH376 thrustH1766(QalImpf) another;H251 they shall walkH3212(QalImpf) every oneH1397 in his path:H4546 and [when] they fallH5307(QalImpf) upon the sword,H7973 they shall not be wounded.H1214(QalImpf) [9] They shall run to and froH8264(QalImpf) in the city;H5892 they shall runH7323(QalImpf) upon the wall,H2346 they shall climb upH5927(QalImpf) upon the houses;H1004 they shall enter inH935(QalImpf) at the windowsH2474 like a thief.H1590 [10] The earthH776 shall quakeH7264(QalPerf) beforeH6440 them; the heavensH8064 shall tremble:H7493(QalPerf) the sunH8121 and the moonH3394 shall be dark,H6937(QalPerf) and the starsH3556 shall withdrawH622(QalPerf) their shining:H5051 [11] And the LordH3068 shall utterH5414(QalPerf) his voiceH6963 beforeH6440 his army:H2428 for his campH4264 [is] veryH3966 great:H7227 for [he is] strongH6099 that executethH6213(QalActPtc) his word:H1697 for the dayH3117 of the LordH3068 [is] greatH1419 and veryH3966 terrible;H3372(NiphPtc) and who can abideH3557(HiphImpf) it? [12] Therefore also now, saithH5002(QalPasPtc) the Lord,H3068 turnH7725(QalImpv) ye [even] to me with all your heart,H3824 and with fasting,H6685 and with weeping,H1065 and with mourning:H4553 [13] And rendH7167(QalImpv) your heart,H3824 and not your garments,H899 and turnH7725(QalImpv) unto the LordH3068 your God:H430 for he [is] graciousH2587 and merciful,H7349 slowH750 to anger,H639 and of greatH7227 kindness,H2617 and repentethH5162(NiphPtc) him of the evil.H7451 [14] Who knowethH3045(QalActPtc) [if] he will returnH7725(QalImpf) and repent,H5162(NiphPerf) and leaveH7604(HiphPerf) a blessingH1293 behindH310 him; [even] a meat offeringH4503 and a drink offeringH5262 unto the LordH3068 your God?H430 [15] BlowH8628(QalImpv) the trumpetH7782 in Zion,H6726 sanctifyH6942(PielImpv) a fast,H6685 callH7121(QalImpv) a solemn assembly:H6116 [16] GatherH622(QalImpv) the people,H5971 sanctifyH6942(PielImpv) the congregation,H6951 assembleH6908(QalImpv) the elders,H2205 gatherH622(QalImpv) the children,H5768 and those that suckH3243(QalActPtc) the breasts:H7699 let the bridegroomH2860 go forthH3318(QalImpf) of his chamber,H2315 and the brideH3618 out of her closet.H2646 [17] Let the priests,H3548 the ministersH8334(PielPtc) of the Lord,H3068 weepH1058(QalImpf) between the porchH197 and the altar,H4196 and let them say,H559(QalImpf) SpareH2347(QalImpv) thy people,H5971 O Lord,H3068 and giveH5414(QalImpf) not thine heritageH5159 to reproach,H2781 that the heathenH1471 should rule overH4910(QalInf) them: wherefore should they sayH559(QalImpf) among the people,H5971 Where [is] their God?H430 [18] Then will the LordH3068 be jealousH7065(PielImpf) for his land,H776 and pityH2550(QalImpf) his people.H5971 [19] Yea, the LordH3068 will answerH6030(QalImpf) and sayH559(QalImpf) unto his people,H5971 Behold, I will sendH7971(QalActPtc) you corn,H1715 and wine,H8492 and oil,H3323 and ye shall be satisfiedH7646(QalPerf) therewith: and I will no more makeH5414(QalImpf) you a reproachH2781 among the heathen:H1471 [20] But I will remove far offH7368(HiphImpf) from you the northernH6830 [army], and will driveH5080(HiphPerf) him into a landH776 barrenH6723 and desolate,H8077 with his faceH6440 toward the eastH6931 sea,H3220 and his hinder partH5490 toward the utmostH314 sea,H3220 and his stinkH889 shall come up,H5927(QalPerf) and his ill savourH6709 shall come up,H5927(QalImpf) because he hath doneH6213(QalInf) great things.H1431(HiphPerf) [21] FearH3372(QalImpf) not, O land;H127 be gladH1523(QalImpv) and rejoice:H8055(QalImpv) for the LordH3068 will doH6213(QalInf) great things.H1431(HiphPerf) [22] Be not afraid,H3372(QalImpf) ye beastsH929 of the field:H7704 for the pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 do spring,H1876(QalPerf) for the treeH6086 bearethH5375(QalPerf) her fruit,H6529 the fig treeH8384 and the vineH1612 do yieldH5414(QalPerf) their strength.H2428 [23] Be gladH1523(QalImpv) then, ye childrenH1121 of Zion,H6726 and rejoiceH8055(QalImpv) in the LordH3068 your God:H430 for he hath givenH5414(QalPerf) you the former rainH4175 moderately,H6666 and he will cause to come downH3381(HiphImpf) for you the rain,H1653 the former rain,H4175 and the latter rainH4456 in the firstH7223 [month]. [24] And the floorsH1637 shall be fullH4390(QalPerf) of wheat,H1250 and the fatsH3342 shall overflowH7783(HiphPerf) with wineH8492 and oil.H3323 [25] And I will restoreH7999(PielPerf) to you the yearsH8141 that the locustH697 hath eaten,H398(QalPerf) the cankerworm,H3218 and the caterpiller,H2625 and the palmerworm,H1501 my greatH1419 armyH2428 which I sentH7971(PielPerf) among you. [26] And ye shall eatH398(QalPerf) in plenty,H398(QalInf) and be satisfied,H7646(QalInf) and praiseH1984(PielPerf) the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 your God,H430 that hath dealtH6213(QalPerf) wondrouslyH6381(HiphInf) with you: and my peopleH5971 shall neverH5769 be ashamed.H954(QalImpf) [27] And ye shall knowH3045(QalPerf) that I [am] in the midstH7130 of Israel,H3478 and [that] I [am] the LordH3068 your God,H430 and none else: and my peopleH5971 shall neverH5769 be ashamed.H954(QalImpf) [28] And it shall come to pass afterward,H310 [that] I will pour outH8210(QalImpf) my spiritH7307 upon all flesh;H1320 and your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 shall prophesy,H5012(NiphPerf) your old menH2205 shall dreamH2492(QalImpf) dreams,H2472 your young menH970 shall seeH7200(QalImpf) visions:H2384 [29] And also upon the servantsH5650 and upon the handmaidsH8198 in those daysH3117 will I pour outH8210(QalImpf) my spirit.H7307 [30] And I will shewH5414(QalPerf) wondersH4159 in the heavensH8064 and in the earth,H776 blood,H1818 and fire,H784 and pillarsH8490 of smoke.H6227 [31] The sunH8121 shall be turnedH2015(NiphImpf) into darkness,H2822 and the moonH3394 into blood,H1818 beforeH6440 the greatH1419 and the terribleH3372(NiphPtc) dayH3117 of the LordH3068 come.H935(QalInf) [32] And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall callH7121(QalImpf) on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 shall be delivered:H4422(NiphImpf) for in mountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389 shall be deliverance,H6413 as the LordH3068 hath said,H559(QalPerf) and in the remnantH8300 whom the LordH3068 shall call.H7121(QalActPtc)
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