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         <div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Before them fire devours,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"><span class="content">behind them a flame blazes.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"><span class="content">Before them the land is like the garden of Eden,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"><span class="content">behind them, a desert waste&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"><span class="content">nothing escapes them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JOL.2.3"></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOL.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">They have the appearance of horses;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOL.2.4"><span class="content">they gallop along like cavalry.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JOL.2.4"></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">With a noise like that of chariots</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"><span class="content">they leap over the mountaintops,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"><span class="content">like a crackling fire consuming stubble,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"><span class="content">like a mighty army drawn up for battle.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JOL.2.5"></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOL.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">At the sight of them, nations are in anguish;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOL.2.6"><span class="content">every face turns pale.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JOL.2.6"></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOL.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">They charge like warriors;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOL.2.7"><span class="content">they scale walls like soldiers.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOL.2.7"><span class="content">They all march in line,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOL.2.7"><span class="content">not swerving from their course.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JOL.2.7"></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOL.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">They do not jostle each other;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOL.2.8"><span class="content">each marches straight ahead.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOL.2.8"><span class="content">They plunge through defenses</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOL.2.8"><span class="content">without breaking ranks.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JOL.2.8"></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">They rush upon the city;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"><span class="content">they run along the wall.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"><span class="content">They climb into the houses;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"><span class="content">like thieves they enter through the windows.</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JOL.2.9"></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOL.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Before them the earth shakes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOL.2.10"><span class="content">the heavens tremble,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOL.2.10"><span class="content">the sun and moon are darkened,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOL.2.10"><span class="content">and the stars no longer shine.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JOL.2.10"></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> thunders</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">at the head of his army;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">his forces are beyond number,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">and mighty is the army that obeys his command.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">The day of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is great;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">it is dreadful.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"><span class="content">Who can endure it?</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Rend Your Heart</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JOL.2.11"></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOL.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">&#8220;Even now,&#8221; declares the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOL.2.12"><span class="content">&#8220;return to me with all your heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOL.2.12"><span class="content">with fasting and weeping and mourning.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOL.2.12"></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JOL.2.12"></span></div>
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