"You have not goneup into the breaches,nordid you buildthe wallaroundthe houseof Israelto standin the battleon the dayof the LORD.
"Ordo you have an armlike God,And can you thunderwith a voicelikeHis?
Therefore He saidthat He would destroythem, Had not MosesHis chosenone stoodin the breachbeforeHim, To turnawayHis wrathfrom destroying[them].
You, even You, are to be feared;And whomay standin Your presencewhenonceYou are angry?
Wail,for the dayof the LORDis near!It will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
Behold,the dayof the LORDis coming,Cruel,with furyand burninganger,To makethe landa desolation;And He will exterminateits sinnersfrom it.
For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
"I havenowrath.Should someonegiveMe briars[and] thornsin battle,[Then] I would stepon them, I would burnthem completely.
For the LORDhas a dayof vengeance,A yearof recompensefor the causeof Zion.
"Those from among you will rebuildthe ancientruins;You will raiseup the age-oldfoundations;And you will be calledthe repairerof the breach,The restorerof the streetsin which to dwell.
Then the LORDsaidto me, "Even thoughMosesand Samuelwere to standbeforeMe, My heartwould not be with thispeople;sendthem awayfrom My presenceand let them go!
"But ifthey had stoodin My council,Then they would have announcedMy wordsto My people,And would have turnedthem backfrom their evilwayAnd from the evilof their deeds.
"But ifthey are prophets,and ifthe wordof the LORDis with them, let them nowentreatthe LORDof hoststhat the vesselswhich are leftin the houseof the LORD,in the houseof the kingof Judahand in Jerusalemmay not goto Babylon.
"O Israel,your prophetshave beenlike foxesamong ruins.
"I searchedfor a manamongthem who would buildup the walland standin the gapbeforeMe for the land,sothat I would not destroyit; but I foundnoone.
"For the dayis near,Even the dayof the LORDis near;It will be a dayof clouds,A time[of doom] for the nations.
They will flingtheir silverinto the streetsand their goldwill becomean abhorrentthing;their silverand their goldwill not be ableto deliverthem in the dayof the wrathof the LORD.They cannotsatisfytheir appetitenorcan they filltheir stomachs,for their iniquityhas becomean occasionof stumbling.
Alasfor the day!For the dayof the LORDis near,And it will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
Blowa trumpetin Zion,And soundan alarmon My holymountain!Let allthe inhabitantsof the landtremble,For the dayof the LORDis coming;Surelyit is near,
"The sunwill be turnedinto darknessAnd the mooninto bloodBeforethe greatand awesomedayof the LORDcomes.
Multitudes,multitudesin the valleyof decision!For the dayof the LORDis nearin the valleyof decision.
"But nowwill you not entreatGod'sfavor,that He may be graciousto us? With suchan offering on your part,will He receiveanyof you kindly?"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"Behold,I am going to sendyou Elijahthe prophetbeforethe comingof the greatand terribledayof the LORD.
For you yourselvesknowfull wellthat the dayof the Lordwill comejust likea thiefin the night.
But the dayof the Lordwill comelikea thief,in whichthe heavenswill pass awaywith a roarand the elementswill be destroyedwith intense heat,and the earthand its workswill be burnedup.
for they are spiritsof demons,performingsigns,whichgoout to the kingsof the wholeworld,to gather them togetherfor the warof the greatdayof God,the Almighty.
for the greatdayof their wrathhas come,and whois ableto stand?"
"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.
