The day of the Lord is near. How sad it will be on that day! The Mighty One is coming to destroy you.

哀哉！耶和华的日子临近了。这日来到，好像毁灭从全能者来到。

哀哉，这日子！因为耶和华的日子临近，好像毁灭从全能者来到。

哀哉，这日子！因为耶和华的日子临近，好像毁灭从全能者来到。

太可怕了！耶和华的日子近了，那是全能者施行毁灭的日子。

哀哉那日！因为耶和华的日子临近了；那日来到，好像毁灭从全能者临到一样。

哀哉！耶和華的日子臨近了。這日來到，好像毀滅從全能者來到。

哀哉，這日子！因為耶和華的日子臨近，好像毀滅從全能者來到。

哀哉，這日子！因為耶和華的日子臨近，好像毀滅從全能者來到。

太可怕了！耶和華的日子近了，那是全能者施行毀滅的日子。

哀哉那日！因為耶和華的日子臨近了；那日來到，好像毀滅從全能者臨到一樣。

有禍啊那日！因為永恆主的日子臨近了，就像毁滅出於毁滅者。

哀哉其日、耶和華之日伊邇、必如殲滅自全能者而來、

嗚呼哀哉、耶和華降災、其日伊邇、全能之主、殲滅是邦、

哀哉、主降災之日伊邇、禍患由全能之主、倏然而至、

Alas for that day! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.

The day of the Lord is near, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!

Woe because of that day! For the day of the LORD is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty.

Woe for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.

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

Woe because of that day! For the Day of the Lord is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty.

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

How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.

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

Cry out! The day of the Lord is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.Their hands won’t be able to help them. Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.The people will be filled with terror. Pain and suffering will grab hold of them. They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby. They’ll look at one another in terror. Their faces will burn with shame.The day of the Lord is coming. It will be a terrible day. The Lord’ s burning anger will blaze out. He will make the land dry and empty. He’ll destroy the sinners in it.

The great day of the Lord is near. In fact, it is coming quickly. The cries on that day are bitter. The Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.At that time I will pour out my anger. There will be great suffering and pain. It will be a day of horrible trouble. It will be a time of darkness and gloom. It will be filled with the blackest clouds.Trumpet blasts and battle cries will be heard. Soldiers will attack cities that have forts and corner towers.I will bring great trouble on all people. So they will feel their way around like blind people. They have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be poured out like dust. Their bodies will lie rotting on the ground.Their silver and gold won’t save them on the day the Lord pours out his anger. The whole earth will be burned up when his jealous anger blazes out. Everyone who lives on earth will come to a sudden end.”

How awful that day will be! No other day will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for the people of Jacob. But they will be saved out of it.

The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. It will happen before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

“ Son of man, I am the Lord and King. I say to the land of Israel,‘ The end has come! It has come on the four corners of the land.The end has now come for you. I will pour out my anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.“‘ I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. You can be sure that I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the Lord.’“ I am the Lord and King. I say,‘ Horrible trouble is coming! No one has ever heard of anything like it. It is here!“‘ The end has come! The end has come! It has stirred itself up against you. It is here!Death has come on you who live in the land. The time for you to be destroyed has come. The day when it will happen is near. There is no joy on your mountains. There is nothing but panic.“‘ I am about to pour out all my great anger on you. I will judge you based on how you have lived. I will pay you back for all your evil practices. I hate them.“‘ I will not feel sorry for you. I will not spare you. I will pay you back for how you have lived. I will judge you for your evil practices. I hate them. You will know that I am the one who strikes you down. I am the Lord.“‘ The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed.Your mean and harmful acts have become like a rod. I will use it to punish those who do evil. None of them will be left. None of their wealth or anything of value will remain.“‘ The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad.

The Lord thunders with his mighty voice as he leads his army. He has so many forces they can’t even be counted. The army that obeys his commands is mighty. The day of the Lord is great and terrifying. Who can live through it?

Brothers and sisters, don’t find fault with one another. If you do, you will be judged. And the Judge is standing at the door!

The great day of their anger has come. Who can live through it?”

He approached Jerusalem. When he saw the city, he began to weep.He said,“ I wish you had known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side.You didn’t recognize the time when God came to you. So your enemies will smash you to the ground. They will destroy you and all the people inside your walls. They will not leave one stone on top of another.”

But the Lord laughs at those who do evil. He knows the day is coming when he will judge them.

The Lord God rules over all. The Lord says,“ People will weep in all the streets. They will be very sad in every market place. Even farmers will be told to cry loudly. People will mourn for the dead.Workers will cry in all the vineyards. That’s because I will punish you,” says the Lord.How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you want it to come? That day will be dark, not light.

Priests, blow the trumpets in Zion. Give a warning on my holy mountain. Let everyone who lives in the land tremble with fear. The day of the Lord is coming. It is very near.That day will be dark and sad. It will be black and cloudy. A huge army of locusts is coming. They will spread across the mountains like the sun when it rises. There has never been an army like it. And there will never be another for all time to come.

“ Son of man, you have a proverb in the land of Israel. It says,‘ The days go by, and not even one vision comes true.’Tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ I am going to put an end to this proverb. They will not use that saying in Israel anymore.” ’ Tell them,‘ The days are coming soon when every vision will come true.There will be no more false visions. People will no longer use magic to find out whether good things are going to happen in Israel.I am the Lord. So I will say what I want to. And it will come true when I want it to. In your days I will do everything I say I will. But you people always refuse to obey me,’ announces the Lord and King.”A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,“ Son of man, the Israelites are saying,‘ The vision Ezekiel sees won’t come true for many years. He is prophesying about a time that is a long way off.’“ So tell them,‘ The Lord and King says,“ Everything I say will come true. It will happen when I want it to,” announces the Lord and King.’ ”