(A)Wail, for (B)the day of the Lord is near;
    as destruction from the Almighty[a] it will come!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:6 The Hebrew words for destruction and almighty sound alike

Wail,(A) for the day(B) of the Lord is near;
    it will come like destruction(C) from the Almighty.[a](D)

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  1. Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai

15 Alas for the day!
(A)For the day of the Lord is near,
    and as destruction from the Almighty[a] it comes.

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  1. Joel 1:15 Destruction sounds like the Hebrew for Almighty

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

The Day of the Lord Is Near

(A)Be silent before the Lord God!
    For (B)the day of the Lord is near;
(C)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
    and (D)consecrated his guests.

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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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Let Justice Roll Down

18 Woe to you who desire (A)the day of the Lord!
    Why would you have the day of the Lord?
(B)It is darkness, and not light,

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The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(A)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(B)
    That day will be darkness,(C) not light.(D)

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Behold, (A)the day of the Lord comes,
    cruel, with wrath and fierce anger,
to make the land a desolation
    and (B)to destroy its sinners from it.

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See, the day(A) of the Lord is coming
    —a cruel(B) day, with wrath(C) and fierce anger(D)
to make the land desolate
    and destroy the sinners within it.

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10 (A)They will stand far off, in fear of her torment, and say,

“Alas! Alas! (B)You great city,
    you mighty city, Babylon!
For (C)in a single hour your judgment has come.”

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10 Terrified at her torment, they will stand far off(A) and cry:

“‘Woe! Woe to you, great city,(B)
    you mighty city of Babylon!
In one hour(C) your doom has come!’

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For you yourselves are fully aware that (A)the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then (B)sudden destruction will come upon them (C)as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

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for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B) While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(C) destruction will come on them suddenly,(D) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(E)

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11 (A)The Lord utters his voice
    before (B)his army,
for his camp is exceedingly great;
    (C)he who executes his word is powerful.
(D)For the day of the Lord is (E)great and very awesome;
    (F)who can endure it?

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11 The Lord(A) thunders(B)
    at the head of his army;(C)
his forces are beyond number,
    and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the Lord is great;(D)
    it is dreadful.
    Who can endure it?(E)

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(A)“Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

(B)“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
    (C)For the day is near,
    (D)the day of the Lord is near;
it will be (E)a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for[a] the nations.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:3 Hebrew lacks doom for

“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail(A) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
For the day is near,(B)
    the day of the Lord(C) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.

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(A)Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken;
    (B)wail for her!
(C)Take balm for her pain;
    perhaps she may be healed.

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Babylon will suddenly fall(A) and be broken.
    Wail over her!
Get balm(B) for her pain;
    perhaps she can be healed.

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(A)For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
    a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

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For the Lord has a day(A) of vengeance,(B)
    a year of retribution,(C) to uphold Zion’s cause.

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12 (A)For the Lord of hosts has a day
    against all that is proud and lofty,
    against all that is lifted up—and it shall be brought low;

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12 The Lord Almighty has a day(A) in store
    for all the proud(B) and lofty,(C)
for all that is exalted(D)
    (and they will be humbled),(E)

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Warning to the Rich

Come now, (A)you rich, weep and howl for the (B)miseries that are coming upon you.

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Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you.

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