Verse 18

Woe{H1945} unto you that desire{H183}{(H8693)} the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068}! to what end{H4100} is it for you? the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is darkness{H2822}, and not light{H216}.

Referenced Verses

  • Joel 1:15 : 15 Alas{H162} for the day{H3117}! for the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is at hand{H7138}, and as a destruction{H7701} from the Almighty{H7706} shall it come{H935}{(H8799)}.
  • Joel 2:1-2 : 1 Blow{H8628}{(H8798)} ye the trumpet{H7782} in Zion{H6726}, and sound an alarm{H7321}{(H8685)} in my holy{H6944} mountain{H2022}: let all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of the land{H776} tremble{H7264}{(H8799)}: for the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} cometh{H935}{(H8804)}, for it is nigh at hand{H7138}; 2 A day{H3117} of darkness{H2822} and of gloominess{H653}, a day{H3117} of clouds{H6051} and of thick darkness{H6205}, as the morning{H7837} spread{H6566}{(H8803)} upon the mountains{H2022}: a great{H7227} people{H5971} and a strong{H6099}; there hath not been{H1961}{(H8738)} ever{H5769} the like, neither shall be any more{H3254}{(H8686)} after{H310} it, even to the years{H8141} of many{H1755} generations{H1755}.
  • Jer 30:7 : 7 Alas{H1945}! for that day{H3117} is great{H1419}, so that{H369} none is like it: it is even the time{H6256} of Jacob's{H3290} trouble{H6869}; but he shall be saved{H3467}{(H8735)} out of it.
  • Isa 5:19 : 19 That say{H559}{(H8802)}, Let him make speed{H4116}{(H8762)}, and hasten{H2363}{(H8686)} his work{H4639}, that we may see{H7200}{(H8799)} it: and let the counsel{H6098} of the Holy One{H6918} of Israel{H3478} draw nigh{H7126}{(H8799)} and come{H935}{(H8799)}, that we may know{H3045}{(H8799)} it!
  • Isa 5:30 : 30 And in that day{H3117} they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)} against them like the roaring{H5100} of the sea{H3220}: and if one look{H5027}{(H8765)} unto the land{H776}, behold darkness{H2822} and sorrow{H6862}, and the light{H216} is darkened{H2821}{(H8804)} in the heavens{H6183} thereof.
  • Joel 2:31 : 31 The sun{H8121} shall be turned{H2015}{(H8735)} into darkness{H2822}, and the moon{H3394} into blood{H1818}, before{H6440} the great{H1419} and the terrible{H3372}{(H8737)} day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} come{H935}{(H8800)}.
  • Zeph 1:14-15 : 14 The great{H1419} day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068} is near{H7138}, it is near{H7138}, and hasteth{H4118} greatly{H3966}, even the voice{H6963} of the day{H3117} of the LORD{H3068}: the mighty man{H1368} shall cry{H6873}{(H8802)} there bitterly{H4751}. 15 That day{H3117} is a day{H3117} of wrath{H5678}, a day{H3117} of trouble{H6869} and distress{H4691}, a day{H3117} of wasteness{H7722} and desolation{H4875}, a day{H3117} of darkness{H2822} and gloominess{H653}, a day{H3117} of clouds{H6051} and thick darkness{H6205},
  • Mal 3:1-2 : 1 Behold, I will send{H7971}{(H8802)} my messenger{H4397}, and he shall prepare{H6437}{(H8765)} the way{H1870} before{H6440} me: and the Lord{H113}, whom ye seek{H1245}{(H8764)}, shall suddenly{H6597} come{H935}{(H8799)} to his temple{H1964}, even the messenger{H4397} of the covenant{H1285}, whom ye delight{H2655} in: behold, he shall come{H935}{(H8804)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}. 2 But who may abide{H3557}{(H8772)} the day{H3117} of his coming{H935}{(H8800)}? and who shall stand{H5975}{(H8802)} when he appeareth{H7200}{(H8736)}? for he is like a refiner's{H6884}{(H8764)} fire{H784}, and like fullers{H3526}{(H8764)}' soap{H1287}:
  • Mal 4:1 : 1 For, behold, the day{H3117} cometh{H935}{(H8802)}, that shall burn{H1197}{(H8802)} as an oven{H8574}; and all the proud{H2086}, yea, and all that do{H6213}{(H8802)} wickedly{H7564}, shall be stubble{H7179}: and the day{H3117} that cometh{H935}{(H8802)} shall burn them up{H3857}{(H8765)}, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}, that it shall leave{H5800}{(H8799)} them neither root{H8328} nor branch{H6057}.
  • 2 Pet 3:4 : 4 And{G2532} saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Where{G4226} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the promise{G1860} of his{G846} coming{G3952}? for{G1063} since{G575}{G3739} the fathers{G3962} fell asleep{G2837}{(G5681)}, all things{G3956} continue{G3779}{G1265}{(G5719)} as they were from{G575} the beginning{G746} of the creation{G2937}.
  • 2 Pet 3:10 : 10 But{G1161} the day{G2250} of the Lord{G2962} will come{G2240}{(G5692)} as{G5613} a thief{G2812} in{G1722} the night{G3571}; in{G1722} the which{G3739} the heavens{G3772} shall pass away{G3928}{(G5695)} with a great noise{G4500}, and{G1161} the elements{G4747} shall melt{G3089}{(G5701)} with fervent heat{G2741}{(G5746)}, the earth{G1093} also{G2532} and{G2532} the works{G2041} that are therein{G1722}{G846} shall be burned up{G2618}{(G5691)}.
  • Isa 9:19 : 19 Through the wrath{H5678} of the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} is the land{H776} darkened{H6272}{(H8738)}, and the people{H5971} shall be as the fuel{H3980} of the fire{H784}: no man{H376} shall spare{H2550}{(H8799)} his brother{H251}.
  • Isa 24:11-12 : 11 There is a crying{H6682} for wine{H3196} in the streets{H2351}; all joy{H8057} is darkened{H6150}{(H8804)}, the mirth{H4885} of the land{H776} is gone{H1540}{(H8804)}. 12 In the city{H5892} is left{H7604}{(H8738)} desolation{H8047}, and the gate{H8179} is smitten{H3807}{(H8714)} with destruction{H7591}.
  • Isa 28:15-22 : 15 Because ye have said{H559}{(H8804)}, We have made{H3772}{(H8804)} a covenant{H1285} with death{H4194}, and with hell{H7585} are we{H6213}{(H8804)} at agreement{H2374}; when the overflowing{H7857}{(H8802)} scourge{H7752}{(H8675)}{H7885} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H5674}{(H8804)}, it shall not come{H935}{(H8799)} unto us: for we have made{H7760}{(H8804)} lies{H3577} our refuge{H4268}, and under falsehood{H8267} have we hid{H5641}{(H8738)} ourselves: 16 Therefore thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, Behold, I lay{H3245}{(H8765)} in Zion{H6726} for a foundation a stone{H68}, a tried{H976} stone{H68}, a precious{H3368} corner{H6438} stone, a sure{H3245}{(H8716)} foundation{H4143}: he that believeth{H539}{(H8688)} shall not make haste{H2363}{(H8686)}. 17 Judgment{H4941} also will I lay{H7760}{(H8804)} to the line{H6957}, and righteousness{H6666} to the plummet{H4949}: and the hail{H1259} shall sweep away{H3261}{(H8804)} the refuge{H4268} of lies{H3577}, and the waters{H4325} shall overflow{H7857}{(H8799)} the hiding place{H5643}. 18 And your covenant{H1285} with death{H4194} shall be disannulled{H3722}{(H8795)}, and your agreement{H2380} with hell{H7585} shall not stand{H6965}{(H8799)}; when the overflowing{H7857}{(H8802)} scourge{H7752} shall pass through{H5674}{(H8799)}, then ye shall be trodden down{H4823} by it. 19 From the time{H1767} that it goeth forth{H5674}{(H8800)} it shall take{H3947}{(H8799)} you: for morning{H1242} by morning{H1242} shall it pass over{H5674}{(H8799)}, by day{H3117} and by night{H3915}: and it shall be a vexation{H2113} only to understand{H995}{(H8687)} the report{H8052}. 20 For the bed{H4702} is shorter{H7114}{(H8804)} than that a man can stretch{H8311}{(H8692)} himself on it: and the covering{H4541} narrower{H6887}{(H8804)} than that he can wrap{H3664}{(H8692)} himself in it. 21 For the LORD{H3068} shall rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} as in mount{H2022} Perazim{H6559}, he shall be wroth{H7264}{(H8799)} as in the valley{H6010} of Gibeon{H1391}, that he may do{H6213}{(H8800)} his work{H4639}, his strange{H2114}{(H8801)} work{H4639}; and bring to pass{H5647}{(H8800)} his act{H5656}, his strange{H5237} act{H5656}. 22 Now therefore be ye not mockers{H3887}{(H8698)}, lest your bands{H4147} be made strong{H2388}{(H8799)}: for I have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} from the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635} a consumption{H3617}, even determined{H2782}{(H8737)} upon the whole earth{H776}.
  • Jer 17:15 : 15 Behold, they say{H559}{(H8802)} unto me, Where is the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068}? let it come{H935}{(H8799)} now.
  • Ezek 12:22 : 22 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, what is that proverb{H4912} that ye have in the land{H127} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The days{H3117} are prolonged{H748}{(H8799)}, and every vision{H2377} faileth{H6}{(H8804)}?
  • Ezek 12:27 : 27 Son{H1121} of man{H120}, behold, they of the house{H1004} of Israel{H3478} say{H559}{(H8802)}, The vision{H2377} that he seeth{H2372}{(H8802)} is for many{H7227} days{H3117} to come, and he prophesieth{H5012}{(H8738)} of the times{H6256} that are far{H7350} off.
  • Joel 2:10 : 10 The earth{H776} shall quake{H7264}{(H8804)} before{H6440} them; the heavens{H8064} shall tremble{H7493}{(H8804)}: the sun{H8121} and the moon{H3394} shall be dark{H6937}{(H8804)}, and the stars{H3556} shall withdraw{H622}{(H8804)} their shining{H5051}: