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6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
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6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
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7 Because of this, all hands will go limp, every man's heart will melt.
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7 Because of this, all hands will go limp, every man's heart will melt.
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8 Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.
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8 Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.
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9 See, the day of the LORD is coming --a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger-- to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.
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9 See, the day of the LORD is coming --a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger-- to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it.
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10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
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10 The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.
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11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
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11 I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
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12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.
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12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.
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13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
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13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
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14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
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14 Like a hunted gazelle, like sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.
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15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through; all who are caught will fall by the sword.
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15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through; all who are caught will fall by the sword.
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16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives ravished.
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16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives ravished.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
