Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Wail, for the day of Yahweh [is] near; it will come like destruction from Shaddai!
New American Standard Bible
It will come as
King James Version
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Holman Bible
It will come like destruction from the Almighty.
International Standard Version
Wail out loud, because the Day of the LORD is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty!
A Conservative Version
Wail ye, for the day of LORD is at hand. It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.
American Standard Version
Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Amplified
Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!
It will come as
Bible in Basic English
Send out a cry of grief; for the day of the Lord is near; it comes as destruction from the Most High.
Darby Translation
Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.
Julia Smith Translation
Pipe ye, for the day of Jehovah draws near; as desolation shall it come from the Almighty.
King James 2000
Wail you; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Modern King James verseion
Howl! For the day of Jehovah is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Mourn therefore, for the day of the LORD is at hand, and cometh as a destroyer from the Almighty.
NET Bible
Wail, for the Lord's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.
New Heart English Bible
Wail; for the day of the LORD is at hand. It will come as destruction from Shaddai.
The Emphasized Bible
Howl ye! for at hand is the day of Yahweh, - As a veritable destruction from the Almighty, shall it come.
Webster
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
World English Bible
Wail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Youngs Literal Translation
Howl ye, for near is the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.
Themes
Days » Times of adversity called day of the lord
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » The lord
Interlinear
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 13:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
An Oracle Against Babylon
5 [They are] coming from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy {the whole earth}. 6 Wail, for the day of Yahweh [is] near; it will come like destruction from Shaddai! 7 Therefore all hands will grow slack, and every human heart will melt,
Names
Cross References
Joel 1:15
Ah! For the day! For the day of Yahweh is near. It will come like destruction from Shaddai.
Zephaniah 1:7
Be silent before the Lord Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh draws near, for Yahweh has provided a sacrifice and has consecrated his guests.
Isaiah 2:12
For [there is] a day for Yahweh of hosts against all of [the] proud and [the] lofty and against all that is lifted up and humble,
Isaiah 13:9
Look! The day of Yahweh [is] coming, cruel and wrath and [the] burning [of] anger, to make the earth a desolation, and he will destroy its sinners from it.
Isaiah 14:31
Wail, gate! Cry, city! Melt, Philistia, all of you! For smoke [is] coming from [the] north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.
Isaiah 34:8
For {Yahweh has a day of vengeance}, a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.
Jeremiah 51:8
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and she is shattered. Wail over her! Take balm for her wounds, perhaps she may be healed.
Ezekiel 30:2-3
"Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, 'thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Wail, alas! For the day!
Amos 5:18
Alas, those who desire the day of Yahweh, why [is] this for you the day of Yahweh? It [will be] darkness and not light!
Job 31:23
Indeed, the disaster from God [was] a dread for me, and {I was powerless} because of his majesty.
Isaiah 23:1
The oracle of Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for {the house is destroyed so that no one can enter}; it is announced to them from the land of Cyprus.
Isaiah 52:5
And now what do I have here?"{declares} Yahweh, "for my people is taken without cause. Its rulers howl," {declares} Yahweh--"and my name [is] reviled continually, all day.
Isaiah 65:14
Look! My servants shall shout {for joy}, but you, you shall cry out {for pain} and howl {for sadness}.
Jeremiah 25:34
Wail, you shepherds, and cry out. And roll about in mourning [in the dust], O leaders of the flock. For your days of slaughter and your dispersions have arrived, and you will fall like a vessel of desire.
Jeremiah 49:3
"Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is devastated. Cry out, O daughters of Rabbah, put on sackcloth. Lament and run back and forth among the walls. For Milcom will go into exile, his priests and his officials together.
Ezekiel 21:12
Cry and wail, son of man, for it is against my people; it is against all of the princes of Israel. They are thrown to [the] sword with my people; therefore {strike your thigh}.
Joel 1:5
Wake up, drunkards, and weep! Wail, all drinkers of wine, over the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
Joel 1:11
Be ashamed, farmers; Wail, vinedressers, over [the] wheat and over [the] barley, because [the] harvest of the field is ruined.
Joel 1:13
Gird yourselves and lament, O priests! Wail, ministers of [the] altar! Come spend the night in sackcloth, ministers of my God, because offering and libation are withheld from the house of your God.
Joel 2:11
And Yahweh {utters} his voice before his army, because his encampment [is] very large; strong [is the] one who carries out his decree, for great [is] the day of Yahweh and exceedingly fearful. Who can endure it?
Joel 2:31
The sun will be changed to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.
Zephaniah 1:14
The great day of Yahweh draws near; [it is] near and [coming] very swiftly. The sound of the day of Yahweh [is] bitterness; there, a warrior cries out!
Zephaniah 2:2-3
Before the birth of the decree, the day flies away like chaff; before the fierce anger of Yahweh overtakes you; before the day of the anger of Yahweh overtakes you.
Malachi 4:5
Look! I [am] going to send to you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh!
1 Thessalonians 5:2-3
for [you] yourselves well know that the day of the Lord is coming in the [same] way as a thief in the night.
James 5:1
Come now, you rich people, weep [and] cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!
Revelation 18:10
standing {far off} because of the fear of her torment, saying, "Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon the powerful city, because in one hour your judgment has come!"