Joel 1:15

Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The prophet addresses the assembled elders and all residents of the land immediately after commanding them to consecrate a fast and cry out to the LORD.

The words — אֲהָ֖הּ ('a.Hah) = alas! and שֹׁד (Shod) = devastation.

The thread — This declaration recurs in Isaiah 13:6, Jeremiah 30:7, and Zephaniah 1:14.

Why it lands — The text states that the Day of the LORD is approaching as catastrophic judgment from the Almighty, demanding immediate acknowledgment of divine severity and urgent response to the call to fast.

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The Hebrew words

אֲהָ֖הּ'a.Hahalas!לַיּ֑וֹםla/i.Yomfor the/ day כִּ֤יkifor קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] near י֣וֹםYom[the] day of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וּכְשֹׁ֖דu./khe./Shodand/ like/ devastation מִשַׁדַּ֥יmi./sha.Daifrom/ [the] Almighty יָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'it will come

King James Version

Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

Cross-references

Isaiah 13:6 Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Jeremiah 30:7 How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.
Zephaniah 1:14 The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
Ezekiel 7:2 “O son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says to the land of Israel: ‘The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land.
Joel 2:11 The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
James 5:9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Revelation 6:17 For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
Psalms 37:13 but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
Joel 2:1 Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—