Joel 1:15

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

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Sanctify a fast, proclaim a solemn service, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God, and cry earnestly to the Lord,

16Your meat has been destroyed before your eyes, joy and gladness from out of the house of your God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 13:6Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is near, and destruction from God shall arrive.

Ezekiel 7:2Thus saith the Lord; An end is come to the land of Israel, the end is come on the four corners of the land.

Ezekiel 7:7Now the end is come to thee, and I will send judgment upon thee: and I will take vengeance on thy ways, and will recompense all thine abominations upon thee.

Ezekiel 7:12The time is come, behold the day: let not the buyer rejoice, and let not the seller mourn.

Joel 2:1Sound the trumpet in Zion, make a proclamation in my holy mountain, and let all the inhabitants of the land be confounded: for the day of the Lord is near;

Matthew Henry on Joel 1:15-20

Threatenings of Judgment; A Proclamation for a Fast. ( b. c. 720.) 14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord , 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are… Read the whole commentary →

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