The Day of the Lord Is Near

The great day of the Lord is near. Near and hastening fast. At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are thickening on their dregs. In the fire of His jealous wrath, all the earth shall be consumed. For Gaza shall be deserted, and Ashkelon shall become a desolation. Yes, he will famish all the gods of the earth, and to him shall bow down each in its placeall the lands of the nations. You also, O Ethiopians, shall be slain by my sword. And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria, and he will make Nineveh a