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A day of darkness and of gloominess ,
a day of clouds and of thick darkness ,
as the morning spread upon the mountains :
a great people and a strong ;
there hath not been ever the like ,
neither shall be any more after it ,
even to the years of many generations .
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A fire devoureth before them ;
and behind them a flame burneth :
the land is as the garden of Eden before them ,
and behind them a desolate wilderness ;
yea ,
and nothing shall escape them .
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The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses ;
and as horsemen ,
so shall they run .
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Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap ,
like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble ,
as a strong people set in battle array .
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Before their face the people shall be much pained :
all faces shall gather blackness pa #
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They shall run like mighty men ;
they shall climb the wall like men of war ;
and they shall march every one on his ways ,
and they shall not break their ranks :
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Neither shall one thrust another ;
they shall walk every one in his path :
and when they fall upon the sword ,
they shall not be wounded .
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They shall run to and fro in the city ;
they shall run upon the wall ,
they shall climb up upon the houses ;
they shall enter in at the windows like a thief .
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The earth shall quake before them ;
the heavens shall tremble :
the sun and the moon shall be dark ,
and the stars shall withdraw their shining :
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And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army :
for his camp is very great :
for he is strong that executeth his word :
for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible ;
and who can abide it ?
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Therefore also now ,
saith the LORD ,
turn ye even to me with all your heart ,
and with fasting ,
and with weeping ,
and with mourning :
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And rend your heart ,
and not your garments ,
and turn unto the LORD your God :
for he is gracious and merciful ,
slow to anger ,
and of great kindness ,
and repenteth him of the evil .
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Who knoweth if he will return and repent ,
and leave a blessing behind him ;
even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God ?
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Blow the trumpet in Zion ,
sanctify a fast ,
call a solemn assembly :
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Gather the people ,
sanctify the congregation ,
assemble the elders ,
gather the children ,
and those that suck the breasts :
let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber ,
and the bride out of her closet .
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Let the priests ,
the ministers of the LORD ,
weep between the porch and the altar ,
and let them say ,
Spare thy people ,
O LORD ,
and give not thine heritage to reproach ,
that the heathen should rule over them :
wherefore should they say among the people ,
Where is their God ?
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Then will the LORD be jealous for his land ,
and pity his people .
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Yea ,
the LORD will answer and say unto his people ,
Behold ,
I will send you corn ,
and wine ,
and oil ,
and ye shall be satisfied therewith :
and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen :
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But I will remove far off from you the northern army ,
and will drive him into a land barren and desolate ,
with his face toward the east sea ,
and his hinder part toward the utmost sea ,
and his stink shall come up ,
and his ill savour shall come up ,
because he hath done great things .
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Fear not ,
O land ;
be glad and rejoice :
for the LORD will do great things .
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Be not afraid ,
ye beasts of the field :
for the pastures of the wilderness do spring ,
for the tree beareth her fruit ,
the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength .
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Be glad then ,
ye children of Zion ,
and rejoice in the LORD your God :
for he hath given you the former rain moderately ,
and he will cause to come down for you the rain ,
the former rain ,
and the latter rain in the first month .
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And the floors shall be full of wheat ,
and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil .
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And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten ,
the cankerworm ,
and the caterpiller ,
and the palmerworm ,
my great army which I sent among you .
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And ye shall eat in plenty ,
and be satisfied ,
and praise the name of the LORD your God ,
that hath dealt wondrously with you :
and my people shall never be ashamed .
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And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel Yisra #
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and that I am the LORD your God ,
and none else :
and my people shall never be ashamed .
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And it shall come to pass afterward ,
that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh ;
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy ,
your old men shall dream dreams ,
your young men shall see visions :
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And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit .
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And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth ,
blood ,
and fire ,
and pillars of smoke .
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The sun shall be turned into darkness ,
and the moon into blood ,
before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come .