Joel 1:6
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Joel 1:7
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Joel 2:2-9
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2 a day of darkness(A) and gloom,(B)
a day of clouds(C) and blackness.(D)
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
a large and mighty army(E) comes,
such as never was in ancient times(F)
nor ever will be in ages to come.
3 Before them fire(G) devours,
behind them a flame blazes.
Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,(H)
behind them, a desert waste(I)—
nothing escapes them.
4 They have the appearance of horses;(J)
they gallop along like cavalry.
5 With a noise like that of chariots(K)
they leap over the mountaintops,
like a crackling fire(L) consuming stubble,
like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6 At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;(M)
every face turns pale.(N)
7 They charge like warriors;(O)
they scale walls like soldiers.
They all march in line,(P)
not swerving(Q) from their course.
8 They do not jostle each other;
each marches straight ahead.
They plunge through defenses
without breaking ranks.
9 They rush upon the city;
they run along the wall.
They climb into the houses;(R)
like thieves they enter through the windows.(S)
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