Be silentbeforethe LordGOD!For the dayof the LORDis near,For the LORDhas prepareda sacrifice,He has consecratedHis guests.
"Whyare timesnot storedup by the Almighty,And why do those who knowHim not seeHis days?
"Cease[striving] and knowthat I am God;I will be exaltedamong the nations,I will be exaltedin the earth."
I have commandedMy consecratedones, I have evencalledMy mightywarriors,My proudlyexultingones,To [execute] My anger.
Wail,for the dayof the LORDis near!It will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
I will bringdistressto Ariel,And she will be [a city of] lamentingand mourning;And she will be like an Arielto me.
For My swordis satiatedin heaven,Beholdit shall descendfor judgmentupon EdomAnd upon the peoplewhom I have devotedto destruction.
The swordof the LORDis filledwith blood,It is satedwith fat,with the bloodof lambsand goats,With the fatof the kidneysof rams.For the LORDhas a sacrificein BozrahAnd a greatslaughterin the landof Edom.
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
For that daybelongs to the LordGODof hosts,A dayof vengeance,so as to avengeHimself on His foes;And the swordwill devourand be satiatedAnd drinkits fillof their blood;For there will be a slaughterfor the LordGODof hosts,In the landof the northby the riverEuphrates.
Behold,the day!Behold,it is coming![Your] doomhas goneforth;the rodhas budded,arrogancehas blossomed.
Your doomhas cometo you, O inhabitantof the land.The timehas come,the dayis near--tumultratherthanjoyfulshoutingon the mountains.
Alasfor the day!For the dayof the LORDis near,And it will comeas destructionfrom the Almighty.
The LORDuttersHis voicebeforeHis army;SurelyHis campis verygreat,For strongis he who carriesout His word.The dayof the LORDis indeedgreatand veryawesome,And who can endureit?
"The sunwill be turnedinto darknessAnd the mooninto bloodBeforethe greatand awesomedayof the LORDcomes.
Then one's uncle,or his undertaker,will lifthim up to carryout [his] bonesfrom the house,and he will sayto the one whois in the innermostpartof the house,"Is anyone elsewith you?" And that one will say,"Noone."Then he will answer,"Keepquiet.For the nameof the LORDis not to be mentioned."
"The songsof the palacewill turnto wailingin that day,"declaresthe LordGOD."Many[will be] the corpses;in everyplacethey will castthem forth in silence."
"But the LORDis in His holytemple.Let allthe earthbe silentbeforeHim."
Nearis the greatdayof the LORD,Nearand comingveryquickly;Listen,the dayof the LORD!In it the warriorcriesout bitterly.
Behold,a dayis comingfor the LORDwhen the spoiltaken from you will be dividedamongyou.
"Be silent,allflesh,beforethe LORD;for He is arousedfrom His holyhabitation."
"For behold,the dayis coming,burninglike a furnace;and allthe arrogantand everyevildoerwill be chaff;and the daythat is comingwill setthem ablaze,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"sothat it will leavethem neitherrootnorbranch."
"Againhe sentout otherslavessaying, 'Tellthosewho have been invited,"Behold,I have preparedmy dinner;my oxenand my fattened livestockare [all] butcheredand everythingis ready;cometo the wedding feast."'
Nowwe knowthat whateverthe Lawsays,it speaksto thosewho are underthe Law,sothat everymouthmay be closedand allthe worldmay becomeaccountableto God;
On the contrary,whoare you, Oman,who answers backto God?The thing moldedwill not sayto the molder,"Whydid you makeme like this,"will it?
Let your gentle[spirit] be knownto allmen.The Lordis near.
giving thanksto the Father,who has qualifiedus to sharein the inheritanceof the saintsin Light.
He said,"In peace;I have cometo sacrificeto the LORD.Consecrateyourselves and comewith me to the sacrifice."He also consecratedJesseand his sonsand invitedthem to the sacrifice.
Nevertheless Sauldid not speakanythingthat day,for he thought,"It is an accident,he is not clean,surely[he is] not clean."
