Silence in the presence of the Lord God!
    for near is the day of the Lord,
Yes, the Lord has prepared a sacrifice,
    he has consecrated his guests.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:7 He has consecrated his guests: God has consecrated the troops, presumably foreign, who have been invited to share in the spoil on the day of slaughter.

17 Silence, all people, in the presence of the Lord, who stirs forth from his holy dwelling.(A)

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