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For the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The day of the LORD is near, the day when destruction comes from the Almighty. How terrible that day will be!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand; It shall come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is near, And it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe because of that day! For the day of the LORD is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Woe because of that day! For the Day of the LORD is near and will come as devastation from the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We are in for trouble! Soon the LORD All-Powerful will bring disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This will be a terrible day! The day of the LORD is near, and it will come like destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. What terror that day will bring! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh, no! For the Day of the LORD approaches, and like destruction from the Almighty, it will come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How awful that day will be! For the day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Divine Destroyer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Alas for the day. For the day of the LORD is at hand, and it will come as destruction from Shaddai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And cry to YHWH, “Aah! For the day! For [the] Day of YHWH [is] near, "" And it comes as destruction from [the] Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And cry unto Jehovah, 'Alas for the day! For near is a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Alas! for the day: for the day of Jehovah is near, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Ah, ah, ah, the day!” For the day of the Lord is near, and it will arrive, like a devastation, before the powerful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />O! The day! For near is the day of the LORD, like destruction from the Almighty it is coming! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is near, and as destruction from the Almighty it comes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Alas, alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as plunder from God shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Alas! Alas! The day that is near, it is the day of LORD JEHOVAH, and from God plunder will come!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the day of the LORD is at hand, And as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Alas, Alas, Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is nigh, and it will come as trouble upon trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=155" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/1.htm">A Call to Repentance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/162.htm" title="162: ’ă·hāh (Interjection) -- Alas! Apparently a primitive word expressing pain exclamatorily; Oh!">Alas</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: lay·yō·wm (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">for the day!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">is near,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and it will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: ū·ḵə·šōḏ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">as destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: mi·šad·day (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">from the Almighty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Has not the food been cut off before our very eyes—joy and gladness from the house of our God?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a></span><br />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. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a></span><br />Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1</a></span><br />Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-17.htm">Revelation 6:17</a></span><br />For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34-36</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare. / For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. / So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-27</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; / the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.</p><p class="hdg">Alas.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2</a></b></br> A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a></b></br> Alas! for that day <i>is</i> great, so that none <i>is</i> like it: it <i>is</i> even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-18</a></b></br> Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing <i>shall be</i> in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing… </p><p class="hdg">the day of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></b></br> Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for <i>it is</i> nigh at hand;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-13.htm">Psalm 37:13</a></b></br> The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a></b></br> Howl ye; for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/9-4.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/hosea/12-5.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/joel/1-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joel/1-6.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/hosea/7-16.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Alas</a> <a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/joel/1-19.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/joel/2-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/amos/2-3.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/amos/5-1.htm">Sorrow</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-1.htm">Joel, declaring various judgments of God, exhorts to observe them,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-8.htm">and to mourn.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/1-14.htm">He prescribes a solemn fast to deprecate those judgments.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Alas for the day!</b><br>This phrase expresses a deep lamentation and urgency. In the context of Joel, it reflects the prophet's sorrow over the impending judgment. The use of "alas" is a common biblical expression of woe, often found in prophetic literature to signal distress or disaster (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/5-8.htm">Isaiah 5:8</a>, <a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16</a>). It sets the tone for the seriousness of the message that follows.<p><b>For the Day of the LORD is near,</b><br>The "Day of the LORD" is a significant theme in the prophetic books, referring to a time when God will intervene decisively in human history. It is often associated with both judgment and salvation. In Joel's context, it is a warning of imminent judgment upon Judah due to their sins. This concept is echoed in other prophetic books such as <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-18</a> and <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a>. The nearness of this day emphasizes the urgency for repentance and readiness.<p><b>and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.</b><br>The term "destruction" indicates the severity of the judgment that is to come. The use of "Almighty" (Hebrew: Shaddai) underscores God's sovereign power and authority to execute judgment. This phrase highlights the divine origin of the impending disaster, distinguishing it from mere natural calamities. It connects to other scriptural instances where God is depicted as a warrior or judge, such as in <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3</a>. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice, as well as His ultimate control over the affairs of nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah. His name means "Yahweh is God," emphasizing the centrality of God in his prophecies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Joel's prophecy. The people of Judah are called to repentance in light of impending judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A significant theme in Joel, referring to a time of divine intervention, judgment, and salvation. It is both a day of reckoning and hope, depending on one's relationship with God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His supreme power and authority. In Hebrew, this is "Shaddai," which conveys God's ability to bring about His purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction.htm">Destruction</a></b><br>The impending judgment that is described as coming from God. It serves as a warning to the people to turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_day_of_the_lord.htm">Understanding the Day of the LORD</a></b><br>The Day of the LORD is a recurring theme in Scripture, symbolizing God's ultimate justice. It serves as both a warning and a promise, urging believers to live in readiness and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Joel's message is a call to repentance. The impending judgment is an opportunity for self-examination and turning back to God. Believers are encouraged to seek God's mercy and align their lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The use of "Almighty" highlights God's control over history and events. Trusting in God's sovereignty provides comfort and assurance, even in times of impending judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_expectation.htm">Living in Expectation</a></b><br>The nearness of the Day of the LORD calls for a life of vigilance and holiness. Believers are to live with an eternal perspective, prioritizing spiritual readiness over worldly concerns.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_day_of_the_lord_signify.htm">What does the Day of the Lord signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_joel's_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_58_3_-_why_does_god_ignore_fasting.htm">Isaiah 58:3 - How can the text claim that God observes fasting yet offers no response, contradicting the idea of a loving deity who always hears sincere prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_15_contradict_god's_open_invite.htm">Psalm 15:1 says only certain people can dwell with the Lord; doesn't this contradict the broader biblical idea of God's universal invitation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Alas.</span>--The exclamation is repeated three times in the LXX. and Vulg., thus giving occasion to Jeremy Taylor's comment: "When the prophet Joel was describing the formidable accidents in the day of the Lord's judgment, and the fearful sentence of an angry judge, he was not able to express it, but stammered like a child, or an amazed imperfect person, <span class= "ital">A. A. A. diei, quia prope est Dies Domini</span>" ("Christ's Adv. to Judgment," Serm. iii., pt. 3).<p><span class= "bld">Almighty.</span>--<span class= "ital">Shaddai.</span> A title signifying the omnipotence of God, especially with reference, as here, to His power to destroy. The Hebrew preserves the alliteration, Shod Mishaddai, destruction from the destroyer. The Almighty was the general title of God. "I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob by the name of God ALMIGHTY, but by My name JEHOVAH was I not known unto them." (See Note on Genesis 17)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come</span>. Some understand these words as suggested by the prophet to the people, that they might use them in their solemn and sorrowful appeal to the Almighty. This is favoured by the Syriac, which adds, "and say," as if the prophet prescribed to them the substance of their address. We prefer taking them as the prophet's own words, which he era-ploys to justify the urgency of the appeal contained in the two preceding verses to the ministers of religion, the priests, to the magistrates, the elders, and to all the mere-bets of the community, even all the inhabitants of the land. The day referred to is the time of the judgment that was coming on the land through the locusts. The day of the Lord, first mentioned, it is said, by Joel, is the day when he inflicts judgments on sinners, as in the present instance; it may be a presage of that judgment that brought ruin on their city, temple, and nation. It may be an emblem of that judgment that wound up their nation by the destruction of their capital, or even of the final judgment when God shall destroy impenitent sinners and deliver his saints. This day of the Lord comes suddenly, secretly, and irresistibly; and, when it comes, it is a destruction from the Almighty, or, according to the Hebrew paronomasia, <span class="accented">keshod misshaddai</span>, equivalent to "ruin from the Resistless." The day of God's anger against Judah is a presage of that day when, as Judge of all, Jew and Gentile, he will take vengeance on his enemies. Joel's prophetic glance reached onward and forward, not only to the close of the Jewish, but to the conclusion of the Christian, dispensation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Alas</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲהָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·hāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_162.htm">Strong's 162: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alas!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the day!</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is near,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרוֹב֙</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it will come</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֽוֹא׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְשֹׁ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the Almighty.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשַׁדַּ֥י‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(mi·šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/1-15.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 1:15 Alas for the day! 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