“When I destroy all mankind
    on the face of the earth,”^(D)
declares the Lord,^(E)

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)—
¹⁶     a day of trumpet and battle cry^(E)
against the fortified cities
    and against the corner towers.^(F)

¹⁷ “I will bring such distress^(G) on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,^(H)
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out^(I) like dust
    and their entrails like dung.^(J)
18 Neither their silver nor their gold
    will be able to save them
    on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”^(K)

In the fire of his jealousy^(L)
    the whole earth will be consumed,^(M)
for he will make a sudden end
    of all who live on the earth.^(N)