15Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.


In Context

12 The vineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished: the pomegranate tree, and the palm tree, and the apple tree, and all the trees of the field are withered: because joy is withdrawn from the children of men.

13 Gird yourselves, and lament, O ye priests, howl, ye ministers of the altars: go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: because sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God.

14 Sanctify ye a fast, call an assembly; gather together the ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God: and cry ye to the Lord:

15 Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty.

16 Is not your food cut off before your eyes, joy and gladness from the house of our God?

17 The beasts have rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the storehouses are broken down: because the corn is confounded.

Joel 1:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for that day! For the day of the Lord is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of Jehovah is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from the Almighty shall it come,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! For the day of Yahweh is at hand, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:15And cry unto Jehovah, 'Alas for the day! For near is a day of Jehovah, And as destruction from the mighty it cometh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:15Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.