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Joel 1:15

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

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ASV

Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

KJV

Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֲהָ֖הּ'a.Hahalas!H162 →
לַיּ֑וֹםlai.Yomfor the dayH3117 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] nearH7138 →
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּכְשֹׁ֖דu.khe.Shodand like devastationH7701 →
מִשַׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.Daifrom [the] AlmightyH7706 →
יָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'it will comeH935 →

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Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—Amos 5:18Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.Isaiah 13:6Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.Isaiah 13:6–9Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.Jeremiah 30:7How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.Zephaniah 1:14–18The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.Ezekiel 7:2–12“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.Jeremiah 4:20Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.Revelation 18:10In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”Joel 2:31The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.Revelation 6:17For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”Joel 2:11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!Ezekiel 30:3For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.Jeremiah 46:10For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

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