Joel 1:15
Alas for the day!
What it says
The day of the LORD is declared near, coming as destruction from the Almighty.
What it is doing
This verse interprets the disaster theologically and eschatologically.
In context
13Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; 14Consecrate a fast; 15Alas for the day! 16Has not the food been cut off 17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; 18How the cattle groan! 19To You, O LORD, I call, 20Even the beasts of the field pant for You,