For the day is near,(A)
    the day of the Lord(B) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.

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15 “The day of the Lord is near(A)
    for all nations.
As you have done, it will be done to you;
    your deeds(B) will return upon your own head.

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12 As a shepherd(A) looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.(B)

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18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes(A)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;(B)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.(C)

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12 The time has come!
    The day has arrived!
Let not the buyer(A) rejoice
    nor the seller grieve,
    for my wrath is on the whole crowd.(B)

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Doom has come upon you,
    upon you who dwell in the land.
The time has come! The day(A) is near!(B)
    There is panic, not joy, on the mountains.

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Then the Lord will go out and fight(A) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.(B) On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,(C) east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split(D) in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake[a](E) in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come,(F) and all the holy ones with him.(G)

On that day there will be neither sunlight(H) nor cold, frosty darkness. It will be a unique(I) day—a day known only to the Lord—with no distinction between day and night.(J) When evening comes, there will be light.(K)

On that day living water(L) will flow(M) out from Jerusalem, half of it east(N) to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.(O)

The Lord will be king(P) over the whole earth.(Q) On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.(R)

10 The whole land, from Geba(S) to Rimmon,(T) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(U) high from the Benjamin Gate(V) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(W) and from the Tower of Hananel(X) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(Y) 11 It will be inhabited;(Z) never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.(AA)

12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike(AB) all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.(AC) 13 On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.(AD) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.(AE) 14 Judah(AF) too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected(AG)—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague(AH) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.

16 Then the survivors(AI) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship(AJ) the King,(AK) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(AL) 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(AM) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(AN) 18 If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord[b] will bring on them the plague(AO) he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(AP) 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(AQ)

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  1. Zechariah 14:5 Or My mountain valley will be blocked and will extend to Azel. It will be blocked as it was blocked because of the earthquake
  2. Zechariah 14:18 Or part, then the Lord

Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant

“I have destroyed nations;
    their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
    with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(A)
    they are deserted and empty.
Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’(B)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
    nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
    to act corruptly(C) in all they did.

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  1. Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
  2. Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over

14 The great day of the Lord(A) is near(B)
    near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
    the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

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Be silent(A) before the Sovereign Lord,
    for the day of the Lord(B) is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;(C)
    he has consecrated those he has invited.

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16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing(A) in all the streets(B)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(C) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(D) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(E) your midst,”
says the Lord.(F)

The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(G)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(H)
    That day will be darkness,(I) not light.(J)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(K)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(L)
20 Will not the day of the Lord be darkness,(M) not light—
    pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness?(N)

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An Army of Locusts

Blow the trumpet(A) in Zion;(B)
    sound the alarm on my holy hill.(C)

Let all who live in the land tremble,
    for the day of the Lord(D) is coming.
It is close at hand(E)
    a day of darkness(F) and gloom,(G)
    a day of clouds(H) and blackness.(I)
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
    a large and mighty army(J) comes,
such as never was in ancient times(K)
    nor ever will be in ages to come.

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15 Alas for that(A) day!
    For the day of the Lord(B) is near;
    it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[a](C)

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  1. Joel 1:15 Hebrew Shaddai

When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
    and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
    and the moon will not give its light.(A)

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21 In that day(A) the Lord will punish(B)
    the powers(C) in the heavens above
    and the kings(D) on the earth below.
22 They will be herded together
    like prisoners(E) bound in a dungeon;(F)
they will be shut up in prison
    and be punished[a] after many days.(G)
23 The moon will be dismayed,
    the sun(H) ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign(I)
    on Mount Zion(J) and in Jerusalem,
    and before its elders—with great glory.(K)

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  1. Isaiah 24:22 Or released

13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(A) and his name is the Word of God.(B) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(C) white(D) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(E) with which to strike down(F) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](G) He treads the winepress(H) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(I)

king of kings and lord of lords.(J)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(K) flying in midair,(L) “Come,(M) gather together for the great supper of God,(N) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(O) free and slave,(P) great and small.”(Q)

19 Then I saw the beast(R) and the kings of the earth(S) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(T) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(U) who had performed the signs(V) on its behalf.(W) With these signs he had deluded(X) those who had received the mark of the beast(Y) and worshiped its image.(Z) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(AA) of burning sulfur.(AB) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(AC) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(AD) and all the birds(AE) gorged themselves on their flesh.

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9

17 For the great day(A) of their[a] wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”(B)

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  1. Revelation 6:17 Some manuscripts his

Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(A) or you will be judged. The Judge(B) is standing at the door!(C)

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Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.(A)

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33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it[a] is near, right at the door.(A)

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  1. Matthew 24:33 Or he

11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(A) there.

Bring down your warriors,(B) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(C)
for there I will sit
    to judge(D) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(E)
    for the harvest(F) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(G)
    for the winepress(H) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

14 Multitudes,(I) multitudes
    in the valley(J) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(K) is near
    in the valley of decision.(L)

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12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(A) among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.(B)

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19 “‘They will throw their silver into the streets,(A)
    and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.
Their silver and gold
    will not be able to deliver them
    in the day of the Lord’s wrath.(B)
It will not satisfy(C) their hunger
    or fill their stomachs,
    for it has caused them to stumble(D) into sin.(E)

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The Cup of God’s Wrath

15 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup(A) filled with the wine of my wrath and make all the nations to whom I send(B) you drink it. 16 When they drink(C) it, they will stagger(D) and go mad(E) because of the sword(F) I will send among them.”

17 So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom he sent(G) me drink it: 18 Jerusalem(H) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(I) and an object of horror and scorn,(J) a curse[a](K)—as they are today;(L) 19 Pharaoh king(M) of Egypt,(N) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(O) all the kings of the Philistines(P) (those of Ashkelon,(Q) Gaza,(R) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod); 21 Edom,(S) Moab(T) and Ammon;(U) 22 all the kings of Tyre(V) and Sidon;(W) the kings of the coastlands(X) across the sea; 23 Dedan,(Y) Tema,(Z) Buz(AA) and all who are in distant places[b];(AB) 24 all the kings of Arabia(AC) and all the kings of the foreign people(AD) who live in the wilderness; 25 all the kings of Zimri,(AE) Elam(AF) and Media;(AG) 26 and all the kings of the north,(AH) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(AI) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[c](AJ) will drink it too.

27 “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk(AK) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword(AL) I will send among you.’ 28 But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink(AM), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it! 29 See, I am beginning to bring disaster(AN) on the city that bears my Name,(AO) and will you indeed go unpunished?(AP) You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword(AQ) on all(AR) who live on the earth,(AS) declares the Lord Almighty.’

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed
  2. Jeremiah 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
  3. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.

The Lord is angry with all nations;
    his wrath(A) is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy[a](B) them,
    he will give them over to slaughter.(C)
Their slain(D) will be thrown out,
    their dead bodies(E) will stink;(F)
    the mountains will be soaked with their blood.(G)
All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(H)
    and the heavens rolled up(I) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(J)
    like withered(K) leaves from the vine,
    like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

My sword(L) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
    see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(M)
    the people I have totally destroyed.(N)
The sword(O) of the Lord is bathed in blood,
    it is covered with fat—
the blood of lambs and goats,
    fat from the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice(P) in Bozrah(Q)
    and a great slaughter(R) in the land of Edom.
And the wild oxen(S) will fall with them,
    the bull calves and the great bulls.(T)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(U)
    and the dust will be soaked with fat.

For the Lord has a day(V) of vengeance,(W)
    a year of retribution,(X) to uphold Zion’s cause.
Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
    her dust into burning sulfur;(Y)
    her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(Z) night or day;
    its smoke will rise forever.(AA)
From generation to generation(AB) it will lie desolate;(AC)
    no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[b](AD) and screech owl[c] will possess it;
    the great owl[d] and the raven(AE) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(AF)
    the measuring line of chaos(AG)
    and the plumb line(AH) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
    all her princes(AI) will vanish(AJ) away.
13 Thorns(AK) will overrun her citadels,
    nettles and brambles her strongholds.(AL)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(AM)
    a home for owls.(AN)
14 Desert creatures(AO) will meet with hyenas,(AP)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(AQ) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
    she will hatch them, and care for her young
    under the shadow of her wings;(AR)
there also the falcons(AS) will gather,
    each with its mate.

16 Look in the scroll(AT) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(AU)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(AV) that has given the order,(AW)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(AX)
    his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
    and dwell there from generation to generation.(AY)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.
  2. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  3. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  4. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.

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