1Blow trumpets on Zion Hill,
2That will be a very dark and gloomy day;
3It is as though the locusts bring flames of fire
4The locusts resemble horses,
5Leaping over the mountaintops,
6When people see them coming,
7The locusts climb over walls like soldiers do;
8They rush straight ahead
9They swarm over the city walls and enter our houses;
10It is as though they cause the earth to shake and the sky to tremble.
11Yahweh leads this army of countless locusts,
12But Yahweh says,
13Do not tear your clothes
14No one knows [RHQ] if he will change his mind about punishing you
15Blow the trumpets on Zion Hill!
16Perform the rituals to cause yourselves to be acceptable to Yahweh.
17Tell the priests who serve Yahweh to cry between the altar and the entrance to the temple
18But Yahweh showed that he was concerned about his people
19When the people prayed,
20Another army of locusts will come from the north to attack you,
21He does wonderful things!
22And the wild animals should not be afraid,
23You people of Jerusalem,
24The ground where you thresh the grain will be covered with grain,
25Yahweh said, “I will repay you for everything that was destroyed by those great swarms of locusts
26You, my people, will eat until your stomachs are full.
27When that happens, you will know that I am always among you,
28“Some time later, I will give my Spirit to many [HYP] people.
29At that time, I will give my Spirit even to servants, both men and women.
30I will do unusual/amazing things on the earth and in the sky.
31In the sky, the sun will become dark and the moon will become as red as [MET] blood.
32But at that time I will save everyone who worships me.