Joel 2:2-10

2a 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.

3A fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame blazes. The land in front of them is like the garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them.

4Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like war horses.

5They bound on the tops of the mountains. Their sound is like the sound of chariots, like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for war.

6Nations writhe in horror before them; all faces turn pale.

7They attack as warriors attack; they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path, and they do not change their course.

8They do not push each other; each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping.

9They storm the city; they run on the wall; they climb into the houses; they enter through the windows like thieves.

10The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.