Joel 1:15

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

ASV

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

LSV

And cry to YHWH, “Aah! For the day! For [the] Day of YHWH [is] near, || And it comes as destruction from [the] Almighty.

YLT

And cry unto Jehovah, 'Alas for the day! For near [is] a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.

DBY

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

DRC

Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.

GNV

Alas: for the day, for the day of the Lord is at hand, and it commeth as a destruction from the Almightie.

JPS

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

LXXE

Alas, alas, alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is nigh, and it will come as trouble upon trouble.

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WLC

אֲהָ֖הּ לַיּ֑וֹם כִּ֤י קָרוֹב֙ י֣וֹם יְהוָ֔ה וּכְשֹׁ֖ד מִשַׁדַּ֥י יָבֽוֹא׃We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

LXX-Br

Οἴμοι, οἴμοι, οἴμοι εἰς ἡμέραν, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου, καὶ ὡς ταλαιπωρία ἐκ ταλαιπωρίας ἥξει.

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• Isaiah 13:6–9Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe…
• 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. That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction…
• 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. The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you…
• 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?”
• James 5:9Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
• 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?
• Luke 19:41–44As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your…
• Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
• Amos 5:16–18Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners…
• Joel 2:1–2Blow 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— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and…
• Ezekiel 12:22–28“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’? Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in…

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