1  ^jBlow a trumpet in ^kZion;

sound an alarm on ^kmy holy mountain!

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,

for ^lthe day of the Lord is coming; it is near,

11  ^cThe Lord utters his voice

before ^dhis army,

for his camp is exceedingly great;

^ehe who executes his word is powerful.

^fFor the day of the Lord is ^ggreat and very awesome;

^hwho can endure it?

14  Multitudes, multitudes,

in the valley of decision!

For ^bthe day of the Lord is near

in the valley of decision.

6  ^mWail, for ⁿthe day of the Lord is near;

as destruction from the Almighty¹ it will come!

9  Behold, ⁿthe day of the Lord comes,

cruel, with wrath and fierce anger,

to make the land a desolation

and ^rto destroy its sinners from it.

10  ^qThat day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,

^ra day of vengeance,

^sto avenge himself on his foes.

^tThe sword shall devour and be sated

and drink its fill of their blood.

For the Lord God of hosts holds ^ua sacrifice

^vin the north country ^wby the river Euphrates.

^w“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

3  ^wFor the day is near,

^xthe day of the Lord is near;

it will be ^ya day of clouds,

a time of doom for¹ the nations.

18  Woe to you who desire ^lthe day of the Lord!

Why would you have the day of the Lord?

^mIt is darkness, and not light,

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

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

your deeds shall return on your own head.

14  ^dThe great day of the Lord is near,

near and hastening fast;

the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;

^ethe mighty man cries aloud there.

15  ^fA day of wrath is that day,

a day of distress and anguish,

a day of ^gruin and devastation,

^ha day of darkness and gloom,

^ha day of clouds and thick darkness,