Isaiah 2:12-21
New International Version
12 The Lord Almighty has a day(A) in store
for all the proud(B) and lofty,(C)
for all that is exalted(D)
(and they will be humbled),(E)
13 for all the cedars of Lebanon,(F) tall and lofty,(G)
and all the oaks of Bashan,(H)
14 for all the towering mountains
and all the high hills,(I)
15 for every lofty tower(J)
and every fortified wall,(K)
16 for every trading ship[a](L)
and every stately vessel.
17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(M)
and human pride humbled;(N)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(O)
18 and the idols(P) will totally disappear.(Q)
19 People will flee to caves(R) in the rocks
and to holes in the ground(S)
from the fearful presence(T) of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(U)
when he rises to shake the earth.(V)
20 In that day(W) people will throw away
to the moles and bats(X)
their idols of silver and idols of gold,(Y)
which they made to worship.(Z)
21 They will flee to caverns in the rocks(AA)
and to the overhanging crags
from the fearful presence of the Lord
and the splendor of his majesty,(AB)
when he rises(AC) to shake the earth.(AD)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:16 Hebrew every ship of Tarshish
Isaiah 13:9-16
New International Version
9 See, the day(A) of the Lord is coming
—a cruel(B) day, with wrath(C) and fierce anger(D)—
to make the land desolate
and destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
will not show their light.(E)
The rising sun(F) will be darkened(G)
and the moon will not give its light.(H)
11 I will punish(I) the world for its evil,
the wicked(J) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(K)
and will humble(L) the pride of the ruthless.(M)
12 I will make people(N) scarcer than pure gold,
more rare than the gold of Ophir.(O)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;(P)
and the earth will shake(Q) from its place
at the wrath(R) of the Lord Almighty,
in the day of his burning anger.(S)
14 Like a hunted(T) gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd,(U)
they will all return to their own people,
they will flee(V) to their native land.(W)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
all who are caught will fall(X) by the sword.(Y)
16 Their infants(Z) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
their houses will be looted and their wives violated.(AA)
Joel 2:30-32
New International Version
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(A)
and on the earth,(B)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(C)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(D)
32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(E) will be saved;(F)
for on Mount Zion(G) and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,(H)
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(I)
whom the Lord calls.[a](J)
Footnotes
- Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.
Joel 3:9-21
New International Version
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for war!(A)
Rouse the warriors!(B)
Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks(C) into spears.(D)
Let the weakling(E) say,
“I am strong!”(F)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
and assemble(G) there.
Bring down your warriors,(H) Lord!
12 “Let the nations be roused;
let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(I)
for there I will sit
to judge(J) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(K)
for the harvest(L) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(M)
for the winepress(N) is full
and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes,(O) multitudes
in the valley(P) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(Q) is near
in the valley of decision.(R)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(S)
16 The Lord will roar(T) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(U)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(V)
But the Lord will be a refuge(W) for his people,
a stronghold(X) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(Y) that I, the Lord your God,(Z)
dwell in Zion,(AA) my holy hill.(AB)
Jerusalem will be holy;(AC)
never again will foreigners invade her.(AD)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(AE)
and the hills will flow with milk;(AF)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(AG)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(AH)
and will water the valley of acacias.[a](AI)
19 But Egypt(AJ) will be desolate,
Edom(AK) a desert waste,
because of violence(AL) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(AM)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(AN)
No, I will not.(AO)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(AP)
Footnotes
- Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim
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