Joel 2:5-11

New King James Version

⁶ Before them the people writhe in pain;
^(B)All faces ^[a]are drained of color.
⁷ They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break ^(C)ranks.
⁸ They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own ^[b]column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not ^[c]cut down.
⁹ They run to and fro in the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They ^(D)enter at the windows ^(E)like a thief.

^10 (F)The earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
^(G)The sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
^11 (H)The Lord gives voice before His army,
For His camp is very great;
^(I)For strong is the One who executes His word.
For the ^(J)day of the Lord is great and very terrible;
^(K)Who can endure it?