Joel 2:1-11 - The Day Of Yahweh Is Near
1 "Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Tremble, all of you inhabitants of the land, because the Day of the LORD is coming. Oh, how near it is! 2 A day of doom and gloom, a day of clouds and shadows like the dawn spreads out to cover the mountains a people strong and robust. Never has there been anything like it, neither will anything follow to compare with it, even through the lifetime of generation upon generation."
3 "A fire blazes in their presence, and behind them a conflagration rages. Before they come, the land is like the garden in Eden; after they leave, there is only a barren wasteland. Indeed, nothing escapes them. 4 As to their form, they're like horses; and like chariot horses, how they can run! 5 They leap like the rumbling of chariots echoing from mountain tops, like the roar of wild fire that devours the chaff, as an army firmly established in battle array.
6 The people are terrified in their presence; every face grows pale. 7 They run like elite soldiers, climbing ramparts like men trained for war. Each man advances in proper order, never breaking rank. 8 Neither does a man crowd his fellow soldier; each one marches in his own path. When they fall by the sword they are not injured. 9 They swarm through the city, running upon its ramparts. Climbing atop the houses, they enter through windows like a thief."
10 "The land quivers in their presence; even the heavens shake. The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will stop shining. 11 The LORD will shout in the presence of his forces, because his encampment is very great; for powerful is he who carries out his message. Truly the Day of the LORD is great, and very terrifying. Who will be able to survive it?"