Joel:2:1-11

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* Blow the trumpet in Zion , And sound an alarm in My holy mountain ! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble ; For the day of the LORD is coming , For it is at hand : * A day of darkness and gloominess , A day of clouds and thick darkness , Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains . A people come , great and strong , The like of whom has never been ; Nor will there ever be any such after them , Even for many successive generations . * A fire devours before them , And behind them a flame burns ; The land is like the Garden of Eden before them , And behind them a desolate wilderness ; Surely nothing shall escape them . * Their appearance is like the appearance of horses ; And like swift steeds , so they run . * With a noise like chariots Over mountaintops they leap , Like the noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble , Like a strong people set in battle array . * Before them the people writhe in pain ; All faces are drained of color . * They run like mighty men , They climb the wall like men of war ; Every one marches in formation , And they do not break ranks . * They do not push one another ; Every one marches in his own column . Though they lunge between the weapons , They are not cut down . * They run to and fro in the city , They run on the wall ; They climb into the houses , They enter at the windows like a thief . * The earth quakes before them , The heavens tremble ; The sun and moon grow dark , And the stars diminish their brightness . * The LORD gives voice before His army , For His camp is very great ; For strong is the One who executes His word . For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible ; Who can endure it ?

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