^18 (A)Neither their silver nor their gold
    shall be able to deliver them
    on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
^(B)In the fire of his jealousy,
    ^(C)all the earth shall be consumed;
^(D)for a full and sudden end
    he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

^2 (A)before the decree takes effect^[a]
    —before the day passes away ^(B)like chaff—
^(C)before there comes upon you
    the burning anger of the Lord,
before there comes upon you
    the day of the anger of the Lord.