Joel 2:11
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11 The Lord utters his voice
at the head of his army;
how vast is his host!
Numberless are those who obey his command.
Truly the day of the Lord is great,
terrible indeed—who can endure it?(A)
Revelation 18:8
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8 therefore her plagues will come in a single day—
pestilence and mourning and famine—
and she will be burned with fire,
for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”(A)
Malachi 3:2
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2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears?
For he is like a refiner’s fire and like washers’ soap;(A)
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Revelation 6:17
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17 for the great day of their[a] wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”(A)
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- 6.17 Other ancient authorities read his
Joel 3:16
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16 The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem,
and the heavens and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people,
a stronghold for the people of Israel.(A)
Nahum 1:6
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6 Who can stand before his indignation?
Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath is poured out like fire,
and by him the rocks are broken in pieces.(A)
Joel 1:15
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15 Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
and as destruction from the Almighty[a] it comes.(A)
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- 1.15 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Jeremiah 50:34
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34 Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.(A)
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Jeremiah 30:7
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7 Alas! that day is so great
there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob,
yet he shall be rescued from it.(A)
Jeremiah 25:30
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30 You, therefore, shall prophesy to them all these words and say to them:
The Lord will roar from on high
and from his holy habitation utter his voice;
he will roar mightily against his fold
and shout like those who tread grapes
against all the inhabitants of the earth.(A)
Isaiah 13:4
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4 Listen, a tumult on the mountains
as of a great multitude!
Listen, an uproar of kingdoms,
of nations gathering together!
The Lord of hosts is mustering
an army for battle.(A)
Psalm 46:6
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6 The nations are in an uproar; the kingdoms totter;
he utters his voice; the earth melts.(A)
Numbers 24:23
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23 Again he uttered his oracle, saying,
“Alas, who shall live when God does this?[a]
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- 24.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Zephaniah 1:14-15
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The Great Day of the Lord
14 The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
the warrior cries aloud there.(A)
15 That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and devastation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness,(B)
Amos 5:20
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20 Is not the day of the Lord darkness, not light,
and gloom with no brightness in it?(A)
Amos 5:18
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The Day of the Lord a Dark Day
18 Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
It is darkness, not light,(A)
Amos 1:2
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Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors
2 And he said:
The Lord roars from Zion
and utters his voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds wither,
and the top of Carmel dries up.(A)
Joel 2:31
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31 The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(A)
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Joel 2:25
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25 I will repay you for the years
that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,
my great army that I sent against you.(A)
Ezekiel 22:14
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14 Can your courage endure, or can your hands remain strong in the days when I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(A)
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Isaiah 42:13
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13 The Lord goes forth like a soldier;
like a warrior he stirs up his fury;
he cries out; he shouts aloud;
he shows himself mighty against his foes.(A)
Isaiah 7:18
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18 On that day the Lord will whistle for the fly that is at the sources of the streams of Egypt and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.(A)
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2 Samuel 22:14-15
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14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High uttered his voice.(A)
15 He sent out arrows and scattered them,
lightning and routed them.
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