6  ^eWail, ^ffor the day of the Lord is near;

as destruction from the Almighty¹ it will come!

10  That day is the ^oday of the Lord God of hosts,

a ^pday of vengeance,

to avenge himself on his foes.

The sword shall devour and be sated

and drink its fill of their blood.

For the Lord God of hosts holds a ^qsacrifice

in the north country by the river Euphrates.

3  For the day is near,

^tthe day of the Lord is near;

it will be a ^uday of clouds,

a time of doom for¹ the nations.

15  Alas for the day!

ⁿFor the ^oday of the Lord is near,

and as destruction from the Almighty¹ it comes.

20  Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,

and gloom with no brightness in it?

15  For the ^lday of the Lord is near upon all the nations.

^mAs you have done, it shall be done to you;

your deeds shall return on your own head.