6. Before him the peoples shall fear: all faces shall go pale.
7. They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war, and they shall march each one in his ways, and they shall not break his ranks.
8. No one shall crowd his companion; they shall walk each one in his path: and even falling upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
9. They shall go through the city; they shall run upon the wall; they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
10. The earth shall quake before him; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall go dark; and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11. and the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for many are his camps and strong, that execute his word; for the day of the Lord is great, and very terrible; and who can abide it?
12. Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn unto me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping, and with mourning:
13. and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in mercy, and he does repent of chastisement.
14. Who knows if he will return and repent and leave a blessing behind him even a present and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15. Blow the shofar in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16. gather the people, sanctify the meeting, assemble the elders, gather the children and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber and the bride out of her closet.
17. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Forgive thy people, O Lord, and do not give thine heritage to reproach that the Gentiles should rule over her: why should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?