21 Blow a trumpet in Zion , And sound an alarm on My holy mountain ! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble , For the day of the Lord is coming ; Surely it is near , 2 A day of darkness and gloom , A day of clouds and thick darkness . As the dawn is spread over the mountains , So there is a great and mighty people ; There has never e e been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations . 3 A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns . The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them. 4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses ; And like war horses , so they run . 5 With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains , Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble , Like a mighty people arranged for battle . 6 Before e them the people are in anguish ; All faces turn pale . 7 They run like mighty men , They climb the wall like soldiers e ; And they each march in line , Nor do they deviate from their paths . 8 They do not crowd each other , They march everyone in his path ; When they burst through the defenses , They do not break ranks . 9 They rush on the city , They run on the wall ; They climb into the houses , They enter through the windows like a thief . 10 Before them the earth quakes , The heavens tremble , The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness . 11 The Lord utters His voice before His army ; Surely His camp is very great , For strong is he who carries out His word . The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome , And who can endure it?
12 "Yet even now ," declares the Lord , " Return to Me with all your heart , And with fasting , weeping and mourning ; 13 And rend your heart and not your garments ." Now return to the Lord your God , For He is gracious and compassionate , Slow to anger , abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil . 14 Who knows whether He will not turn and relent And leave a blessing behind Him, Even a grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God ? 15 Blow a trumpet in Zion , Consecrate a fast , proclaim a solemn assembly , 16 Gather the people , sanctify the congregation , Assemble the elders , Gather the children and the nursing infants . Let the bridegroom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber . 17 Let the priests , the Lord'S ministers , Weep between the porch and the altar , And let them say , " Spare Your people , O Lord , And do not make Your inheritance a reproach , A byword among the nations . Why should they among the peoples say , ' Where is their God ?' "
18 Then the Lord will be zealous for His land And will have pity on His people . 19 The Lord will answer and say to His people , "Behold , I am going to send you grain , new wine and oil , And you will be satisfied in full with them; And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations . 20 "But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land , And its vanguard into the eastern sea , And its rear guard into the western sea . And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up, For it has done great things ." 21 Do not fear , O land , rejoice and be glad , For the Lord has done great things . 22 Do not fear , beasts of the field , For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green , For the tree has borne its fruit , The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full . 23 So rejoice , O sons of Zion , And be glad in the Lord your God ; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication . And He has poured down for you the rain , The early and latter rain as before . 24 The threshing floors will be full of grain , And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil . 25 "Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten , The creeping locust , the stripping locust and the gnawing locust , My great army which I sent among you. 26 "You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied And praise the name of the Lord your God , Who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never e be put to shame . 27 "Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel , And that I am the Lord your God , And there is no other ; And My people will never e be put to shame .
28 " It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind ; And your sons and daughters will prophesy , Your old men will dream dreams , Your young men will see visions . 29 "Even on the male and female servants e I will pour out My Spirit in those days . 30 "I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth , Blood , fire and columns of smoke . 31 "The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes . 32 "And it will come about that whoever e calls on the name of the Lord Will be delivered ; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape , As the Lord has said , Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls .
