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Cry out in anguish,
    for the day of the Lord is near;
    it will come like devastation from the Almighty.
Therefore, every hand will hang limp
    and every man’s courage will fade;
they will all be panic-stricken,
    overcome with pangs and agony
    and writhing like a woman in labor.
They will look aghast at each other,
    with their faces aflame with fear.

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