Joel 1:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”
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“Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And cry unto Jehovah, `Alas for the day! For near <FI>is<Fi> a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joel 1:15 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
- Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
- Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
- Ezekiel 7:2“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
- Ezekiel 7:5This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster— behold, it is coming!
- Ezekiel 7:7Doom has come to you, O inhabitants of the land. The time has come; the day is near; there is panic on the mountains instead of shouts of joy.
- Ezekiel 7:10Behold, the day is here! It has come! Doom has gone out, the rod has budded, arrogance has bloomed.
- Ezekiel 7:12The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.
- Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
- Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
- Joel 2:11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
- Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Amos 5:16Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.
- Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
- Zephaniah 1:7Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
- Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
- Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- Revelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
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