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16 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Hosts, the Lord:

Wailing will be in all the squares,
    and in all the streets they will say, “Alas! Alas!”
They shall call the farmer to mourning,
    and to wailing those skilled in lamentation.
17 In all vineyards there shall be wailing,
    for I will pass through you,
    says the Lord.

The Day of the Lord Is Darkness

18 Woe to you that desire
    the day of the Lord!
Why do you want the day of the Lord?
    It is darkness, and not light,

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16 Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says:

“There will be wailing(A) in all the streets(B)
    and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers(C) will be summoned to weep
    and the mourners to wail.
17 There will be wailing(D) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(E) your midst,”
says the Lord.(F)

The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(G)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(H)
    That day will be darkness,(I) not light.(J)

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