¹⁰ But that day^(A) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
    a day of vengeance^(B), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour^(C) till it is satisfied,
    till it has quenched its thirst with blood.^(D)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice^(E)
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.^(F)

⁴² I will make my arrows drunk with blood,^(A)
    while my sword devours flesh:^(B)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

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)

⁷ 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.

⁸ “On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
    I will punish^(D) the officials
    and the king’s sons^(E)
and all those clad
    in foreign clothes.

⁶ “The swift cannot flee^(A)
    nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates^(B)
    they stumble and fall.^(C)

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.
¹⁵ That day will be a day of wrath—
    a day of distress and anguish,
        a day of trouble and ruin,
    a day of darkness^(C) and gloom,
        a day of clouds and blackness^(D)—