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17 People will be crying in the vineyards,
    because I will pass through and punish you.”
    This is what the Lord said.
18 Some of you want to see
    the Lord’s special day of judgment.
Why do you want to see that day of the Lord?
    His special day will bring darkness, not light.
19 You will be like someone who escapes from a lion
    only to be attacked by a bear,
or like someone who goes into the safety of his house,
    leans against the wall,
    and is bitten by a snake.

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17 There will be wailing(A) in all the vineyards,
    for I will pass through(B) your midst,”
says the Lord.(C)

The Day of the Lord

18 Woe to you who long
    for the day of the Lord!(D)
Why do you long for the day of the Lord?(E)
    That day will be darkness,(F) not light.(G)
19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion
    only to meet a bear,(H)
as though he entered his house
    and rested his hand on the wall
    only to have a snake bite him.(I)

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