Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holymountain: let all the inhabitants of the landtremble: for the day of the LORDcometh, for it is nigh at hand;
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thickdarkness, as the morningspreadupon the mountains: a greatpeople and a strong; therehath not beenever the like, neithershall be any moreafter it, even to the years of manygenerations.
A firedevourethbeforethem; and behindthem a flameburneth: the land is as the garden of Edenbeforethem, and behindthem a desolatewilderness; yea, and nothingshallescapethem.
Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountainsshalltheyleap, like the noise of a flame of firethatdevoureth the stubble, as a strongpeople set in battlearray.
And the LORDshallutter his voicebefore his army: for his camp is verygreat: for he is strongthatexecuteth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and veryterrible; and who can abide it?
And rendyourheart, and not yourgarments, and turnunto the LORDyour God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of greatkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and thosethatsuck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weepbetween the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thineheritage to reproach, that the heathenshouldruleoverthem: whereforeshouldthey say among the people, Where is their God?
Yea, the LORDwillanswer and say unto his people, Behold, I willsend you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfiedtherewith: and I will no moremake you a reproachamong the heathen:
But I willremove far off from you the northernarmy, and willdrive him into a landbarren and desolate, with his facetoward the east sea, and his hinderparttoward the utmost sea, and his stinkshallcome up, and his ill savourshallcome up, because he hathdonegreatthings.
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the treebeareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yieldtheirstrength.
Be gladthen, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORDyour God: for he hathgiven you the formerrainmoderately, and he willcause to comedown for you the rain, the formerrain, and the latterrain in the firstmonth.
And I willrestore to you the yearsthat the locusthatheaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my greatarmywhich I sentamong you.
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORDyour God, thathathdealtwondrouslywith you: and my peopleshallnever be ashamed.
And it shallcome to passafterward, that I willpour out my spiritupon all flesh; and yoursons and yourdaughtersshallprophesy, your old men shalldreamdreams, youryoung men shall see visions:
And it shallcome to pass, thatwhosoevershallcall on the name of the LORDshall be delivered: for in mountZion and in Jerusalemshall be deliverance, as the LORDhathsaid, and in the remnantwhom the LORDshallcall.