16 Therefore the Lord, the God of Armies, the Lord, says:

There will be wailing in all the public squares;i

they will cry out in anguishB in all the streets.

The farmer will be called on to mourn,j

and professional mournersC,k to wail.

17 There will be wailing in all the vineyards,l

for I will pass among you.m

The Lord has spoken.

THE DAY OF THE LORD

18 Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord!n

What will the day of the Lord be for you?

It will be darkness and not light.o