11. The Lord thunders his voice before his army;for his forces are very great;for he is strong who obeys his command;for the day of the Lord is great and very awesome,and who can endure it?
12. “Yet even now,” says the Lord, “turn to me with all your heart,and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
13. Tear your heart, and not your garments,and turn to the Lord, your God;for he is gracious and merciful,slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness,and relents from sending calamity.
14. Who knows? He may turn and relent,and leave a blessing behind him,even a meal offering and a drink offering to the Lord, your God.
15. Blow the shofar in Zion!Sanctify a fast.Call a solemn assembly.
16. Gather the people.Sanctify the assembly.Assemble the elders.Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts.Let the bridegroom go out of his room,and the bride out of her room.
17. Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar,and let them say, “Spare your people, Lord,and don’t give your heritage to reproach,that the nations should rule over them.Why should they say among the peoples,‘Where is their God?’”
18. Then the Lord was jealous for his land,And had pity on his people.
19. The Lord answered his people,“Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil,and you will be satisfied with them;and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
20. But I will remove the northern army far away from you,and will drive it into a barren and desolate land,its front into the eastern sea,and its back into the western sea;and its stench will come up,and its bad smell will rise.”Surely he has done great things.
21. Land, don’t be afraid.Be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things.