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2.2 :There hath not been ever the like,
 * Neither shall be any more after them,
 * Even to the years of many generations.
 * A fire devoureth before them,
 * And behind them a flame blazeth;
 * The land is as the garden of Eden before them,
 * And behind them a desolate wilderness;
 * Yea, and nothing escapeth them.


 * The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses,
 * And as horsemen, so do they run.
 * Like the noise of chariots,
 * On the tops of the mountains do they leap,
 * Like the noise of a flame of fire
 * That devoureth the stubble,
 * As a mighty people set in battle array.
 * At their presence the peoples are in anguish;
 * All faces have gathered blackness.
 * They run like mighty men,
 * They climb the wall like men of war;
 * And they move on every one in his ways,
 * And they entangle not their paths.
 * Neither doth one thrust another,
 * They march every one in his highway;
 * And they break through the weapons,
 * And suffer no harm
 * They leap upon the city,
 * They run upon the wall,
 * They climb up into the houses;
 * They enter in at the windows like a thief.
 * Before them the earth quaketh,
 * The heavens tremble;
 * The sun and the moon are become black,
 * And the stars withdraw their shining.
 * And the uttereth His voice before His army;
 * For His camp is very great,
 * For he is mighty that executeth His word;
 * For great is the day of the LORD and very terrible;
 * And who can abide it?


 * Yet even now, saith the ,
 * Turn ye unto Me with all your heart,
 * And with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation;
 * And rend your heart, and not your garments,
 * And turn unto the your God;
 * For He is gracious and compassionate,
 * Long-suffering, and abundant in mercy,
 * And repenteth Him of the evil.
 * Who knoweth whether He will not turn and repent,
 * And leave a blessing behind Him,
 * Even a meal-offering and a drink-offering
 * Unto the your God?


 * Blow the horn in Zion,
 * Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly,
 * Gather the people,
 * Sanctify the congregation,
 * Assemble the elders,
 * Gather the children,
 * And those that suck the breasts;
 * Let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber.
 * And the bride out of her pavilion.
 * Let the priests, the ministers of the ,
 * Weep between the porch and the altar,
 * And let them say: 'Spare Thy people, O ,