Joel 2:2 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫（原文作“民”）又大又强；从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。

2:2 MSG

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新标点和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫（原文作“民”）又大又强；从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那是黑暗、阴森的日子，是密云、乌黑的日子，如同黎明笼罩山岭。有一队蝗虫，又大又强，自古以来没有像这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那是黑暗、阴森的日子，是密云、乌黑的日子，如同黎明笼罩山岭。有一队蝗虫，又大又强，自古以来没有像这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
当代译本 - 那是昏暗阴沉的日子，是乌云密布的日子。来了一支空前绝后、强盛无比的大军，它们像曙光一样布满山岭。
圣经新译本 - 那日是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密云漆黑的日子。有一队众多强盛的民来到，好像晨光满布群山；这样的事从前没有发生过，以后直到万代，也不会发生。
中文标准译本 - 那是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密云幽暗的日子。有一个强盛的民族，如同黎明覆盖群山；这样的事自古以来未曾有过，以后万年万代也不会再有。
现代标点和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫又大又强，从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本（拼音版） - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫又大又强；从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
New International Version - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.
New International Reader's Version - That day will be dark and sad. It will be black and cloudy. A huge army of locusts is coming. They will spread across the mountains like the sun when it rises. There has never been an army like it. And there will never be another for all time to come.
English Standard Version - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.
New Living Translation - It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.
Christian Standard Bible - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and total darkness, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come.
New American Standard Bible - A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.
New King James Version - A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.
Amplified Bible - A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist, Like the dawn spread over the mountains; There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty, The like of which has never been before Nor will be again afterward Even for years of many generations.
American Standard Version - a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
King James Version - A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
New English Translation - It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army – there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!
World English Bible - A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
新標點和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密雲、烏黑的日子，好像晨光鋪滿山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲（原文是民）又大又強；從來沒有這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那是黑暗、陰森的日子，是密雲、烏黑的日子，如同黎明籠罩山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲，又大又強，自古以來沒有像這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那是黑暗、陰森的日子，是密雲、烏黑的日子，如同黎明籠罩山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲，又大又強，自古以來沒有像這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
當代譯本 - 那是昏暗陰沉的日子，是烏雲密佈的日子。來了一支空前絕後、強盛無比的大軍，牠們像曙光一樣佈滿山嶺。
聖經新譯本 - 那日是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密雲漆黑的日子。有一隊眾多強盛的民來到，好像晨光滿布群山；這樣的事從前沒有發生過，以後直到萬代，也不會發生。
呂振中譯本 - 一個黑暗墨黑的日子，一個密雲暗霧的日子，像烏黑鋪滿着山嶺的是一團隊蝗蟲、又大又強盛；從來沒有這樣的，以後也不會再有，直到萬代萬年。
中文標準譯本 - 那是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密雲幽暗的日子。有一個強盛的民族，如同黎明覆蓋群山；這樣的事自古以來未曾有過，以後萬年萬代也不會再有。
現代標點和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密雲、烏黑的日子，好像晨光鋪滿山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲又大又強，從來沒有這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
文理和合譯本 - 是日也、昏暗晦冥、密雲深厚、有一族至、既大且強、勢若晨光布於山上、自古迄今、未有若此者、歷至萬世亦無之、
文理委辦譯本 - 是日晦冥、幽深玄遠、異族將至、既強且眾、有若黎明、豁然開朗、自古迄今、至於後世、未有若是之甚、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 為幽暗晦冥之日、密雲黑雲之日、異族將至、既強且眾、勢若晨光、鋪於山巔、自古以來、未有若是者、斯後及於世世、亦必無有若是者、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Día de tinieblas y oscuridad, día de nubes y densos nubarrones. Como la aurora que se extiende sobre los montes, así avanza un pueblo fuerte y numeroso, pueblo como nunca lo hubo en la antigüedad ni lo habrá en las generaciones futuras.
현대인의 성경 - 그 날은 어둡고 침울한 날이며 캄캄하고 구름 낀 날이다. 새벽의 여명이 온 산을 뒤덮듯이 크고 강한 군대가 이르렀으니 이와 같은 일은 전에도 없었고 앞으로도 없을 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого не бывало с древних времен и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est un jour de ténèbres, ╵un jour d’obscurité. C’est un jour de nuages ╵et de nuées épaisses. Comme l’aurore ╵qui se répand sur les montagnes, voici un peuple ╵très nombreux et puissant. Il n’y en a pas eu de semblable ╵par le passé, et après lui, ╵il n’y en aura plus dans les générations les plus lointaines.
リビングバイブル - それは陰うつな暗闇の日、暗雲の重く垂れ込めた日。なんという大軍か。山々を夜のように覆い尽くしている。なんと大きく、何と強力な「民」であることか。このような民は、世界が始まって以来見たこともないし、これから見ることもないだろう。
Nova Versão Internacional - É dia de trevas e de escuridão, dia de nuvens e negridão. Assim como a luz da aurora se estende pelos montes, um grande e poderoso exército se aproxima, como nunca antes se viu nem jamais se verá nas gerações futuras.
Hoffnung für alle - An diesem Tag verdunkeln schwarze Wolken den Himmel, und tiefe Finsternis breitet sich aus. Ein riesiges Heer hat sich auf den Hügeln um Jerusalem niedergelassen, es verteilt sich auf den Bergen wie das Morgenrot. Nie ist so etwas je da gewesen, und es wird auch nie wieder geschehen, solange es Menschen gibt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đó là ngày tối tăm mù mịt, ngày mây đen dày đặc bao trùm. Thình lình, như bình minh tỏa khắp các núi đồi, một đạo quân thật đông đảo xuất hiện. Xưa nay chưa từng có và các đời sau cũng chẳng bao giờ có nữa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เป็นวันแห่งความมืดมิดและหม่นหมอง เป็นวันเมฆครึ้มและดำทะมึน เหมือนแสงอรุณสาดฉายทั่วภูเขา กองทัพยิ่งใหญ่เกรียงไกรยกมา อย่างที่ไม่เคยมีในอดีต และจะไม่มีอีกเลยในอนาคต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - วันแห่งความมืดและความมืดมน วันแห่งเมฆหมอกและดำอับแสง กองทัพใหญ่อันแข็งแกร่งกองหนึ่งเดินทัพมา เหมือนกับความมืดสลัวที่แผ่ปกเทือกเขา อย่างที่ไม่เคยเป็นมาก่อน และจะไม่เป็นอย่างนั้นอีกต่อไป จนตลอดทุกชั่วอายุคน

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Exodus 20:21 - The people kept their distance while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Psalms 97:2 - Bright clouds and storm clouds circle ’round him; Right and justice anchor his rule.
Joel 3:14 - “Mass confusion, mob uproar— in Decision Valley! God’s Judgment Day has arrived in Decision Valley.
Joel 3:15 - “The sky turns black, sun and moon go dark, stars burn out. God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem. Earth and sky quake in terror. But God is a safe hiding place, a granite safe house for the children of Israel. Then you’ll know for sure that I’m your God, Living in Zion, my sacred mountain. Jerusalem will be a sacred city, posted: ‘no trespassing.’
Mark 13:19 - “These are going to be hard days—nothing like it from the time God made the world right up to the present. And there’ll be nothing like it again. If he let the days of trouble run their course, nobody would make it. But because of God’s chosen people, those he personally chose, he has already intervened.
Exodus 10:14 - The locusts covered the country of Egypt, settling over every square inch of Egypt; the place was thick with locusts. There never was an invasion of locusts like it in the past, and never will be again. The ground was completely covered, black with locusts. They ate everything, every blade of grass, every piece of fruit, anything that the hail didn’t get. Nothing left but bare trees and bare fields—not a sign of green in the whole land of Egypt.
Amos 4:13 - Look who’s here: Mountain-Shaper! Wind-Maker! He laid out the whole plot before Adam. He brings everything out of nothing, like dawn out of darkness. He strides across the alpine ridges. His name is God, God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
Hebrews 12:18 - Unlike your ancestors, you didn’t come to Mount Sinai—all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble—to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop. When they heard the words—“If an animal touches the Mountain, it’s as good as dead”—they were afraid to move. Even Moses was terrified.
Daniel 12:1 - “‘That’s when Michael, the great angel-prince, champion of your people, will step in. It will be a time of trouble, the worst trouble the world has ever seen. But your people will be saved from the trouble, every last one found written in the Book. Many who have been long dead and buried will wake up, some to eternal life, others to eternal shame.
Amos 5:18 - Woe to all of you who want God’s Judgment Day! Why would you want to see God, want him to come? When God comes, it will be bad news before it’s good news, the worst of times, not the best of times. Here’s what it’s like: A man runs from a lion right into the jaws of a bear. A woman goes home after a hard day’s work and is raped by a neighbor. At God’s coming we face hard reality, not fantasy— a black cloud with no silver lining.
Joel 2:25 - “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, the great locust devastation— Locusts savage, locusts deadly, fierce locusts, locusts of doom, That great locust invasion I sent your way. You’ll eat your fill of good food. You’ll be full of praises to your God, The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder. Never again will my people be despised. You’ll know without question that I’m in the thick of life with Israel, That I’m your God, yes, your God, the one and only real God. Never again will my people be despised.
Zephaniah 1:14 - “The Great Judgment Day of God is almost here. It’s countdown time: . . . seven, six, five, four . . .  Bitter and noisy cries on my Judgment Day, even strong men screaming for help. Judgment Day is payday—my anger paid out: a day of distress and anguish, a day of catastrophic doom, a day of darkness at noon, a day of black storm clouds, a day of bloodcurdling war cries, as forts are assaulted, as defenses are smashed. I’ll make things so bad they won’t know what hit them. They’ll walk around groping like the blind. They’ve sinned against God! Their blood will be poured out like old dishwater, their guts shoveled into slop buckets. Don’t plan on buying your way out. Your money is worthless for this. This is the Day of God’s Judgment—my wrath! I care about sin with fiery passion— A fire to burn up the corrupted world, a wildfire finish to the corrupting people.”

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交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫（原文作“民”）又大又强；从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 那是黑暗、阴森的日子，是密云、乌黑的日子，如同黎明笼罩山岭。有一队蝗虫，又大又强，自古以来没有像这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 那是黑暗、阴森的日子，是密云、乌黑的日子，如同黎明笼罩山岭。有一队蝗虫，又大又强，自古以来没有像这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
当代译本 - 那是昏暗阴沉的日子，是乌云密布的日子。来了一支空前绝后、强盛无比的大军，它们像曙光一样布满山岭。
圣经新译本 - 那日是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密云漆黑的日子。有一队众多强盛的民来到，好像晨光满布群山；这样的事从前没有发生过，以后直到万代，也不会发生。
中文标准译本 - 那是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密云幽暗的日子。有一个强盛的民族，如同黎明覆盖群山；这样的事自古以来未曾有过，以后万年万代也不会再有。
现代标点和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫又大又强，从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
和合本（拼音版） - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密云、乌黑的日子，好像晨光铺满山岭。有一队蝗虫又大又强；从来没有这样的，以后直到万代也必没有。
New International Version - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.
New International Reader's Version - That day will be dark and sad. It will be black and cloudy. A huge army of locusts is coming. They will spread across the mountains like the sun when it rises. There has never been an army like it. And there will never be another for all time to come.
English Standard Version - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.
New Living Translation - It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen again.
Christian Standard Bible - a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and total darkness, like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people appears, such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come.
New American Standard Bible - A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness. As dawn is spread over the mountains, So there is a great and mighty people; There has never been anything like it, Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations.
New King James Version - A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, The like of whom has never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, Even for many successive generations.
Amplified Bible - A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and of thick [dark] mist, Like the dawn spread over the mountains; There is a [pagan, hostile] people numerous and mighty, The like of which has never been before Nor will be again afterward Even for years of many generations.
American Standard Version - a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
King James Version - A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.
New English Translation - It will be a day of dreadful darkness, a day of foreboding storm clouds, like blackness spread over the mountains. It is a huge and powerful army – there has never been anything like it ever before, and there will not be anything like it for many generations to come!
World English Bible - A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
新標點和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密雲、烏黑的日子，好像晨光鋪滿山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲（原文是民）又大又強；從來沒有這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 那是黑暗、陰森的日子，是密雲、烏黑的日子，如同黎明籠罩山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲，又大又強，自古以來沒有像這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 那是黑暗、陰森的日子，是密雲、烏黑的日子，如同黎明籠罩山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲，又大又強，自古以來沒有像這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
當代譯本 - 那是昏暗陰沉的日子，是烏雲密佈的日子。來了一支空前絕後、強盛無比的大軍，牠們像曙光一樣佈滿山嶺。
聖經新譯本 - 那日是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密雲漆黑的日子。有一隊眾多強盛的民來到，好像晨光滿布群山；這樣的事從前沒有發生過，以後直到萬代，也不會發生。
呂振中譯本 - 一個黑暗墨黑的日子，一個密雲暗霧的日子，像烏黑鋪滿着山嶺的是一團隊蝗蟲、又大又強盛；從來沒有這樣的，以後也不會再有，直到萬代萬年。
中文標準譯本 - 那是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密雲幽暗的日子。有一個強盛的民族，如同黎明覆蓋群山；這樣的事自古以來未曾有過，以後萬年萬代也不會再有。
現代標點和合本 - 那日是黑暗、幽冥、密雲、烏黑的日子，好像晨光鋪滿山嶺。有一隊蝗蟲又大又強，從來沒有這樣的，以後直到萬代也必沒有。
文理和合譯本 - 是日也、昏暗晦冥、密雲深厚、有一族至、既大且強、勢若晨光布於山上、自古迄今、未有若此者、歷至萬世亦無之、
文理委辦譯本 - 是日晦冥、幽深玄遠、異族將至、既強且眾、有若黎明、豁然開朗、自古迄今、至於後世、未有若是之甚、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 為幽暗晦冥之日、密雲黑雲之日、異族將至、既強且眾、勢若晨光、鋪於山巔、自古以來、未有若是者、斯後及於世世、亦必無有若是者、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Día de tinieblas y oscuridad, día de nubes y densos nubarrones. Como la aurora que se extiende sobre los montes, así avanza un pueblo fuerte y numeroso, pueblo como nunca lo hubo en la antigüedad ni lo habrá en las generaciones futuras.
현대인의 성경 - 그 날은 어둡고 침울한 날이며 캄캄하고 구름 낀 날이다. 새벽의 여명이 온 산을 뒤덮듯이 크고 강한 군대가 이르렀으니 이와 같은 일은 전에도 없었고 앞으로도 없을 것이다.
Новый Русский Перевод - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого не бывало с древних времен и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - день тьмы и мрака, день туч и мглы: подобно утренней заре распространяется по горам многочисленный и сильный народ. Такого народа не бывало с древних времён и не будет в грядущих поколениях.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - C’est un jour de ténèbres, ╵un jour d’obscurité. C’est un jour de nuages ╵et de nuées épaisses. Comme l’aurore ╵qui se répand sur les montagnes, voici un peuple ╵très nombreux et puissant. Il n’y en a pas eu de semblable ╵par le passé, et après lui, ╵il n’y en aura plus dans les générations les plus lointaines.
リビングバイブル - それは陰うつな暗闇の日、暗雲の重く垂れ込めた日。なんという大軍か。山々を夜のように覆い尽くしている。なんと大きく、何と強力な「民」であることか。このような民は、世界が始まって以来見たこともないし、これから見ることもないだろう。
Nova Versão Internacional - É dia de trevas e de escuridão, dia de nuvens e negridão. Assim como a luz da aurora se estende pelos montes, um grande e poderoso exército se aproxima, como nunca antes se viu nem jamais se verá nas gerações futuras.
Hoffnung für alle - An diesem Tag verdunkeln schwarze Wolken den Himmel, und tiefe Finsternis breitet sich aus. Ein riesiges Heer hat sich auf den Hügeln um Jerusalem niedergelassen, es verteilt sich auf den Bergen wie das Morgenrot. Nie ist so etwas je da gewesen, und es wird auch nie wieder geschehen, solange es Menschen gibt.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đó là ngày tối tăm mù mịt, ngày mây đen dày đặc bao trùm. Thình lình, như bình minh tỏa khắp các núi đồi, một đạo quân thật đông đảo xuất hiện. Xưa nay chưa từng có và các đời sau cũng chẳng bao giờ có nữa.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เป็นวันแห่งความมืดมิดและหม่นหมอง เป็นวันเมฆครึ้มและดำทะมึน เหมือนแสงอรุณสาดฉายทั่วภูเขา กองทัพยิ่งใหญ่เกรียงไกรยกมา อย่างที่ไม่เคยมีในอดีต และจะไม่มีอีกเลยในอนาคต
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - วันแห่งความมืดและความมืดมน วันแห่งเมฆหมอกและดำอับแสง กองทัพใหญ่อันแข็งแกร่งกองหนึ่งเดินทัพมา เหมือนกับความมืดสลัวที่แผ่ปกเทือกเขา อย่างที่ไม่เคยเป็นมาก่อน และจะไม่เป็นอย่างนั้นอีกต่อไป จนตลอดทุกชั่วอายุคน

Exodus 20:21 - The people kept their distance while Moses approached the thick cloud where God was.
Psalms 97:2 - Bright clouds and storm clouds circle ’round him; Right and justice anchor his rule.
Joel 3:14 - “Mass confusion, mob uproar— in Decision Valley! God’s Judgment Day has arrived in Decision Valley.
Joel 3:15 - “The sky turns black, sun and moon go dark, stars burn out. God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem. Earth and sky quake in terror. But God is a safe hiding place, a granite safe house for the children of Israel. Then you’ll know for sure that I’m your God, Living in Zion, my sacred mountain. Jerusalem will be a sacred city, posted: ‘no trespassing.’
Mark 13:19 - “These are going to be hard days—nothing like it from the time God made the world right up to the present. And there’ll be nothing like it again. If he let the days of trouble run their course, nobody would make it. But because of God’s chosen people, those he personally chose, he has already intervened.
Exodus 10:14 - The locusts covered the country of Egypt, settling over every square inch of Egypt; the place was thick with locusts. There never was an invasion of locusts like it in the past, and never will be again. The ground was completely covered, black with locusts. They ate everything, every blade of grass, every piece of fruit, anything that the hail didn’t get. Nothing left but bare trees and bare fields—not a sign of green in the whole land of Egypt.
Amos 4:13 - Look who’s here: Mountain-Shaper! Wind-Maker! He laid out the whole plot before Adam. He brings everything out of nothing, like dawn out of darkness. He strides across the alpine ridges. His name is God, God-of-the-Angel-Armies.
Hebrews 12:18 - Unlike your ancestors, you didn’t come to Mount Sinai—all that volcanic blaze and earthshaking rumble—to hear God speak. The earsplitting words and soul-shaking message terrified them and they begged him to stop. When they heard the words—“If an animal touches the Mountain, it’s as good as dead”—they were afraid to move. Even Moses was terrified.
Daniel 12:1 - “‘That’s when Michael, the great angel-prince, champion of your people, will step in. It will be a time of trouble, the worst trouble the world has ever seen. But your people will be saved from the trouble, every last one found written in the Book. Many who have been long dead and buried will wake up, some to eternal life, others to eternal shame.
Amos 5:18 - Woe to all of you who want God’s Judgment Day! Why would you want to see God, want him to come? When God comes, it will be bad news before it’s good news, the worst of times, not the best of times. Here’s what it’s like: A man runs from a lion right into the jaws of a bear. A woman goes home after a hard day’s work and is raped by a neighbor. At God’s coming we face hard reality, not fantasy— a black cloud with no silver lining.
Joel 2:25 - “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, the great locust devastation— Locusts savage, locusts deadly, fierce locusts, locusts of doom, That great locust invasion I sent your way. You’ll eat your fill of good food. You’ll be full of praises to your God, The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder. Never again will my people be despised. You’ll know without question that I’m in the thick of life with Israel, That I’m your God, yes, your God, the one and only real God. Never again will my people be despised.
Zephaniah 1:14 - “The Great Judgment Day of God is almost here. It’s countdown time: . . . seven, six, five, four . . .  Bitter and noisy cries on my Judgment Day, even strong men screaming for help. Judgment Day is payday—my anger paid out: a day of distress and anguish, a day of catastrophic doom, a day of darkness at noon, a day of black storm clouds, a day of bloodcurdling war cries, as forts are assaulted, as defenses are smashed. I’ll make things so bad they won’t know what hit them. They’ll walk around groping like the blind. They’ve sinned against God! Their blood will be poured out like old dishwater, their guts shoveled into slop buckets. Don’t plan on buying your way out. Your money is worthless for this. This is the Day of God’s Judgment—my wrath! I care about sin with fiery passion— A fire to burn up the corrupted world, a wildfire finish to the corrupting people.”