7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD ,for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice;8 On the day of the LORD's sacrifice I will punish the officials, the king's sons, and all who are dressed in foreign clothing. 9 On that day I will punish all who skip over the threshold, who fill their master's house
with violence and deceit.10 On that day—
there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate,a wailing from the Second District,
and a loud crashing from the hills.
11 Wail, you residents of the Hollow, for all the merchants will be silenced;
all those loaded with silver will be cut off.12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men who settle down comfortably, who say to themselves: The LORD will not do good or evil. 13 Their wealth will become plunder
and their houses a ruin. They will build houses but never live [in them],plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
14 The great Day of the LORD is near, near and rapidly approaching.Listen, the Day of the LORD—there the warrior's cry is bitter.15 That day is a day of wrath,
a day of trouble and distress,a day of destruction and desolation,a day of darkness and gloom,a day of clouds and blackness,16 a day of trumpet [blast] and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. 17 I will bring distress on mankind,and they will walk like the blind
because they have sinned against the LORD |
