Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Woe because of that day!
For the Day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.

New American Standard Bible

Alas for the day!
For the day of the Lord is near,
And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

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 Almighty.

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

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אההּ 
'ahahh 
Ah, Alas, O
Usage: 15

for the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

for the day
יום 
Yowm 
Usage: 2293

of the Lord

Usage: 0

is at hand
קרב קרוב 
Qarowb 
Usage: 77

and as a destruction
שׁוד שׁד 
Shod 
Usage: 25

שׁדּי 
Shadday 
Usage: 48

References

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Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

A Call To Lamentation

14 Announce a sacred fast;
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.
15 Woe because of that day!
For the Day of the Lord is near
and will come as devastation from the Almighty.
16 Hasn’t the food been cut off
before our eyes,
joy and gladness
from the house of our God?



Cross References

Jeremiah 30:7

How awful that day will be!
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:

An end! The end has come
on the four corners of the land.

Joel 2:11

The Lord raises His voice
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

The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.

Psalm 37:13

The Lord laughs at him
because He sees that his day is coming.

Isaiah 13:6-9

Wail! For the day of the Lord is near.
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, which goes:

The days keep passing by,
and every vision fails?

Joel 2:1-2

Blow the horn in Zion;
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:

There will be wailing in all the public squares;
they will cry out in anguish in all the streets.
The farmer will be called on to mourn,
and professional mourners to wail.

Zephaniah 1:14-18

The great Day of the Lord is near,
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 over it,

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 wrath has come! And who is able to stand?”

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