16. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord:“In all the squares there shall be wailing,and in all the streets they shall say, ‘Alas! Alas!’They shall call the farmers to mourningand to wailing those who are skilled in lamentation,
17. and in all vineyards there shall be wailing,for I will pass through your midst,”says the Lord.
18. Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord!Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light,
19. as if a man fled from a lion,and a bear met him,or went into the house and leaned his hand against the wall,and a serpent bit him.
20. Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light,and gloom with no brightness in it?
21. “I hate, I despise your feasts,and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22. Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,I will not accept them;and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,I will not look upon them.