aBlow ye the ||trumpet bin Zion, and asound an alarm in bmy holy mountain: Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: cFor the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 cdeA day of darkness and deof gloominess, dfA day of clouds and dfof thick darkness, As gthe morning spread upon the mountains: hA great people and a strong; iThere hath not been ever the like, Neither shall be any more after it, Even to the years †of many generations. 3 jA fire devoureth before them; And behind them ja flame burneth: The land is as kthe garden of Eden before them, And kkbehind them la desolate wilderness; Yea, and llnothing shall escape them. 4 mThe appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; And as horsemen, so shall they run. 5 nLike the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they nnleap, Like the noise of a flame of ofire that devoureth the stubble, hAs a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: pAll faces qshall gather †blackness. 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; And they shall march every one on his ways, And they shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one rthrust another; They shall walk every one in his path: And when they fall upon the ||sword, they shall not sbe wounded. 9 tThey shall urun to and fro in the city; They shall urun upon the wall, They shall climb up upon the houses; vThey shall enter in at the windows vvlike a thief. 10 wThe earth shall quake before them; wThe heavens shall tremble: xyThe sun and the moon shall be dark, xAnd the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11 And xxthe Lord shall utter his voice before yhis army: For hhis zcamp is very great: aFor he is strong that executeth his word: For bcthe day of the Lord is great and very cterrible; And dwho can abide it?