Joel 1:15

Translations

Modern

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Traditional

Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Literal

Alas, for the day! For the day of YHWH is near, and as destruction from Shaddai, it shall come.

Latin

A, a, a, diei! quia prope est dies Domini, et quasi vastitas a potente veniet.

Original

Hebrew

English

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Notes

Joel 1:15

The locust plague was not just a natural event. It was a sign that the day of the Lord was near. Starting with Amos in the 700s BC (Amos 5:18), prophets spoke of a future time when God would step into human history to judge the wicked and support the righteous.
destruction from the Almighty: The Hebrew text emphasizes the similar sounds of the word destruction (shod) and the title the Almighty (shadday).

Joel 1:1–2:17

The prophet Joel describes a severe locust plague that struck Judah and Jerusalem.

Theme notes and profiles

Famine The Day of the Lord

Events

Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 13:6–9
Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Jeremiah 30:7
How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Zephaniah 1:14–18
The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Ezekiel 7:2–12
“O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Joel 2:31
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
James 5:9
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Joel 2:11
The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
Revelation 6:17
For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
Psalm 37:13
…but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Luke 19:41–44
As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
Joel 2:1–2
Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Amos 5:16–18
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail.

Parallels

Amos 5:4–15 Zephaniah 2:1–3 Luke 13:1–5

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

Book of Joel Day Day of the Lord God, Names of Last Days

Topics

Christian Minister: Duties of Famine: Sent As a Judgment Nation: Chastised Worship: Commanded

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