²     a day of darkness^(A) and gloom,^(B)
    a day of clouds^(C) and blackness.^(D)
Like dawn spreading across the mountains
    a large and mighty army^(E) comes,
such as never was in ancient times^(F)
    nor ever will be in ages to come.

¹¹ The Lord^(A) thunders^(B)
    at the head of his army;^(C)
his forces are beyond number,
    and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the Lord is great;^(D)
    it is dreadful.
    Who can endure it?^(E)

²⁵ “I will repay you for the years the locusts^(A) have eaten^(B)—
    the great locust and the young locust,
    the other locusts and the locust swarm^[a]—
my great army^(C) that I sent among you.