Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
For the Day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.
New American Standard Bible
For the
And it will come as
King James Version
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
International Standard Version
Oh, no! For the Day of the LORD approaches, and like destruction from the Almighty, it will come!
A Conservative Version
Alas for the day! For the day of LORD is at hand, and it shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
American Standard Version
Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Amplified
Alas for the day!
For the [judgment] day of the Lord is at hand,
And it will come [upon the nation] as a destruction from the
Bible in Basic English
Sorrow for the day! for the day of the Lord is near, and as destruction from the Ruler of all it will come.
Darby Translation
Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Julia Smith Translation
Alas! for the day: for the day of Jehovah is near, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
King James 2000
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Ah! For the day! For the day of Yahweh is near. It will come like destruction from Shaddai.
Modern King James verseion
Alas for the day! For the day of Jehovah is at hand, and it shall come as a ruin from the Almighty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Alas, alas for this day. And why? the day of the LORD is at hand, and cometh as a destroyer from the Almighty.
NET Bible
How awful that day will be! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer.
New Heart English Bible
Alas for the day. For the day of the LORD is at hand, and it will come as destruction from Shaddai.
The Emphasized Bible
Alas for the day! For near is the day of Yahweh, and, as a veritable Destruction from the Destroyer, shall it come.
Webster
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
World English Bible
Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Youngs Literal Translation
And cry unto Jehovah, 'Alas for the day! For near is a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.
Interlinear
Yowm
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References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 1:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Lamentation
14
proclaim an assembly!
Gather the elders
and all the residents of the land
at the house of the Lord your God,
and cry out to the Lord.
For the Day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?
Cross References
Jeremiah 30:7
There will be none like it!
It will be a time of trouble for Jacob,
but he will be delivered out of it.
Ezekiel 7:2-12
“Son of man, this is what the Lord God says to the land of Israel:
on the four corners of the land.
Joel 2:11
in the presence of His army.
His camp is very large;
Those who carry out His command are powerful.
Indeed, the Day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful
who can endure it?
Joel 2:31
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.
Psalm 37:13
because He sees that his day is coming.
Isaiah 13:6-9
It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
Ezekiel 12:22-28
“Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel,
and every vision fails?
Joel 2:1-2
sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the residents of the land tremble,
for the Day of the Lord is coming;
in fact, it is near—
Amos 5:16-18
Therefore Yahweh, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says:
they will cry out in anguish
The farmer will be called on to mourn,
and professional mourners
Zephaniah 1:14-18
near and rapidly approaching.
Listen, the Day of the Lord—
then the warrior’s cry is bitter.
Luke 19:41-44
As He approached and saw the city, He wept
James 5:9
Brothers, do not complain about one another, so that you will not be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door!
Revelation 6:17
because the great day of Their