2 A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations. | |
3 A fire consumes before them
And behind them a flame burns.
The land is like the garden of Eden before them
But a desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them. | |
4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like war horses, so they run. | |
5 a Lit Like the noise of chariotsWith a noise as of chariots
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like theb Lit noisecrackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people arranged for battle. | |
6 Before them the people are in anguish;
All facesc Or become flushedturn pale. | |
7 They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And they each marchd Lit in his waysin line,
Nor do they deviate from their paths. | |
8 They do not crowd each other,
They march everyone in his path;
When theye Lit fallburst through thef Lit weapon, probably javelindefenses,
They do not break ranks. | |
9 They rush on the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They enter through the windows like a thief. | |
10 Before them the earth quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness. | |
11 The LORD utters His voice before His army;
Surely His camp is very great,
For strong is he who carries out His word.
The day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome,
And who can endure it? | |
