9 They run to and fro in the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They aenter at the windows blike a thief.
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They aenter at the windows blike a thief.
10 aThe earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
bThe sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
The heavens tremble;
bThe sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
11 aThe Lord gives voice before His army,
For His camp is very great;
bFor strong is the One who executes His word.
For the cday of the Lord is great and very terrible;
dWho can endure it?
For His camp is very great;
bFor strong is the One who executes His word.
For the cday of the Lord is great and very terrible;
dWho can endure it?
A Call to Repentance
12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
a“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
a“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
13 So arend your heart, and not byour garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is cgracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is cgracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
14 aWho knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave ba blessing behind Him—
cA grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
And leave ba blessing behind Him—
cA grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
16 Gather the people,
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
17 Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
The Land Refreshed
19 The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
20 “But aI will remove far from you bthe northern army,
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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