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Chapter 7: God sternly threatens punishment, without pity. He
speaks of the Day of the Lord. It can mean either the day when
finally at the end all will be set right, or at an intermediate
point. Neither buyer nor seller will benefit from the ruin.

The trumpet has blown for war, but no defender comes. The sword is
outside, famine and pestilence inside. A few who might escape will
be like moaning doves. They will seek in vain for advice from the
prophets, the priests, the elders. It reminds us of the threat of
Isaiah 29.13-14 -.Because they did not worship God as they should,
He said, wisdom would perish from the wise.