Joel 2:11-12

Joel 2:11-12 NIV

The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? “Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

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Joel 2:11-12 - The LORD thunders
at the head of his army;
his forces are beyond number,
and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the LORD is great;
it is dreadful.
Who can endure it?

“Even now,” declares the LORD,
“return to me with all your heart,
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”

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