6. Wail, for the day of the Lord is near;it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
7. Because of this, all hands will go limp,every heart will melt with fear.
8. Terror will seize them,pain and anguish will grip them;they will writhe like a woman in labour.They will look aghast at each other,their faces aflame.
9. See, the day of the Lord is coming– a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger –to make the land desolateand destroy the sinners within it.
10. The stars of heaven and their constellationswill not show their light.The rising sun will be darkenedand the moon will not give its light.