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)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,^(F) tall and lofty,^(G)
    and all the oaks of Bashan,^(H)
14 for all the towering mountains
    and all the high hills,^(I)
15 for every lofty tower^(J)
    and every fortified wall,^(K)
16 for every trading ship^[a](L)
    and every stately vessel.
¹⁷ The arrogance of man will be brought low^(M)
    and human pride humbled;^(N)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,^(O)
18     and the idols^(P) will totally disappear.^(Q)

¹⁹ People will flee to caves^(R) in the rocks
    and to holes in the ground^(S)
from the fearful presence^(T) of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(U)
    when he rises to shake the earth.^(V)
20 In that day^(W) people will throw away
    to the moles and bats^(X)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,^(Y)
    which they made to worship.^(Z)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks^(AA)
    and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
    and the splendor of his majesty,^(AB)
    when he rises^(AC) to shake the earth.^(AD)

⁹ 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.
¹⁰ The stars of heaven and their constellations
    will not show their light.^(E)
The rising sun^(F) will be darkened^(G)
    and the moon will not give its light.^(H)
11 I will punish^(I) the world for its evil,
    the wicked^(J) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty^(K)
    and will humble^(L) the pride of the ruthless.^(M)
12 I will make people^(N) scarcer than pure gold,
    more rare than the gold of Ophir.^(O)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;^(P)
    and the earth will shake^(Q) from its place
at the wrath^(R) of the Lord Almighty,
    in the day of his burning anger.^(S)

¹⁴ Like a hunted^(T) gazelle,
    like sheep without a shepherd,^(U)
they will all return to their own people,
    they will flee^(V) to their native land.^(W)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
    all who are caught will fall^(X) by the sword.^(Y)
16 Their infants^(Z) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
    their houses will be looted and their wives violated.^(AA)