the day of the LORD. See note on Isaiah 2:12. This is the great subject of Joel's prophecy, already the. "at hand".
destruction from the ALMIGHTY. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6). Hebrew. ke shod mishshaddai = mighty destruction from the Almighty. Compare Isaiah 13:6.
the ALMIGHTY. the All-bountiful. Hebrew. Shaddai. App-4. In this connection it is similar to "the wrath of the Lamb" (Revelation 6:16; Revelation 6:17) in its violent contrast.