Isaiah 13:6
New Living Translation
6 Scream in terror, for the day of the Lord has arrived—
the time for the Almighty to destroy.
Joel 1:15
New Living Translation
15 The day of the Lord is near,
the day when destruction comes from the Almighty.
How terrible that day will be!
Zephaniah 1:7
New Living Translation
7 Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign Lord,
for the awesome day of the Lord’s judgment is near.
The Lord has prepared his people for a great slaughter
and has chosen their executioners.[a]
Footnotes
- 1:7 Hebrew has prepared a sacrifice and sanctified his guests.
Amos 5:18
New Living Translation
Warning of Coming Judgment
18 What sorrow awaits you who say,
“If only the day of the Lord were here!”
You have no idea what you are wishing for.
That day will bring darkness, not light.
Isaiah 13:9
New Living Translation
9 For see, the day of the Lord is coming—
the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger.
The land will be made desolate,
and all the sinners destroyed with it.
Revelation 18:10
New Living Translation
10 They will stand at a distance, terrified by her great torment. They will cry out,
“How terrible, how terrible for you,
O Babylon, you great city!
In a single moment
God’s judgment came on you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
New Living Translation
2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape.
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Joel 2:11
New Living Translation
11 The Lord is at the head of the column.
He leads them with a shout.
This is his mighty army,
and they follow his orders.
The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing.
Who can possibly survive?
Ezekiel 30:2-3
New Living Translation
2 “Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign Lord:
“Weep and wail
for that day,
3 for the terrible day is almost here—
the day of the Lord!
It is a day of clouds and gloom,
a day of despair for the nations.
Jeremiah 51:8
New Living Translation
8 But suddenly Babylon, too, has fallen.
Weep for her.
Give her medicine.
Perhaps she can yet be healed.
Isaiah 34:8
New Living Translation
8 For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge,
the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.[a]
Footnotes
- 34:8 Hebrew to Zion.
Isaiah 2:12
New Living Translation
12 For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
has a day of reckoning.
He will punish the proud and mighty
and bring down everything that is exalted.
James 5:1
New Living Translation
Warning to the Rich
5 Look here, you rich people: Weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
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Malachi 4:5
New Living Translation
5 “Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
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Zephaniah 2:2-3
New Living Translation
2 Gather before judgment begins,
before your time to repent is blown away like chaff.
Act now, before the fierce fury of the Lord falls
and the terrible day of the Lord’s anger begins.
3 Seek the Lord, all who are humble,
and follow his commands.
Seek to do what is right
and to live humbly.
Perhaps even yet the Lord will protect you—
protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
Zephaniah 1:14
New Living Translation
14 “That terrible day of the Lord is near.
Swiftly it comes—
a day of bitter tears,
a day when even strong men will cry out.
Joel 2:31
New Living Translation
31 The sun will become dark,
and the moon will turn blood red
before that great and terrible[a] day of the Lord arrives.
Footnotes
- 2:31 Greek version reads glorious.
Joel 1:13
New Living Translation
13 Dress yourselves in burlap and weep, you priests!
Wail, you who serve before the altar!
Come, spend the night in burlap,
you ministers of my God.
For there is no grain or wine
to offer at the Temple of your God.
Joel 1:5
New Living Translation
5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!
Wail, all you wine-drinkers!
All the grapes are ruined,
and all your sweet wine is gone.
Isaiah 14:31
New Living Translation
31 Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities!
Melt with fear, you Philistines!
A powerful army comes like smoke from the north.
Each soldier rushes forward eager to fight.
Job 31:23
New Living Translation
23 That would be better than facing God’s judgment.
For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?
Joel 1:11
New Living Translation
11 Despair, all you farmers!
Wail, all you vine growers!
Weep, because the wheat and barley—
all the crops of the field—are ruined.
Ezekiel 21:12
New Living Translation
12 “Son of man, cry out and wail;
pound your thighs in anguish,
for that sword will slaughter my people and their leaders—
everyone will die!
Jeremiah 49:3
New Living Translation
3 “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
Isaiah 65:14
New Living Translation
14 My servants will sing for joy,
but you will cry in sorrow and despair.
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