How delightful it is to see approaching over the mountains ¹  the feet of a messenger who announces peace, a messenger who brings good news, who announces deliverance, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” ² 

¹ His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also, concerning the storm’s approach.

“Proclaim ¹  this message among the descendants of Jacob. ²  Make it known throughout Judah.

But in the days ¹  when the seventh angel is about to blow his trumpet, the mystery of God is completed, ²  just as he has ³  proclaimed to his servants ⁴  the prophets.”

The Lord speaks; ¹  many, many women spread the good news. ² 

For messengers are coming, heralding disaster, from the city of Dan and from the hills of Ephraim. ¹ 

They are saying, ¹  ‘Announce to the surrounding nations, ²  “The enemy is coming!” ³  Proclaim this message ⁴  to Jerusalem: “Those who besiege cities ⁵  are coming from a distant land. They are ready to raise the battle cry against ⁶  the towns in Judah.”’

Make this announcement in ¹  the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: “Gather on the hills around Samaria! ²  Observe the many acts of violence ³  taking place within the city, ⁴  the oppressive deeds ⁵  occurring in it.” ⁶ 

Who is like me? Let him make his claim! ¹  Let him announce it and explain it to me – since I established an ancient people – ²  let them announce future events! ³ 

For this is what the sovereign master ¹  has told me: “Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.

There are times, Jeremiah, ¹  when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom. ² 

And there are times when I promise to build up and establish ¹  a nation or kingdom.

Blow the trumpet ¹  in Zion. Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly!

And all the prophets, from Samuel and those who followed him, have spoken about and announced ¹  these days.

So the Lord announced through ¹  his servants the prophets:

to proclaim the year ¹  of the Lord’s favor.” ² 

But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: ¹ 

When ¹  Aaron saw this, ²  he built an altar before it, ³  and Aaron made a proclamation ⁴  and said, “Tomorrow will be a feast ⁵  to the Lord.”

You must do what you are instructed, and the verdict they pronounce to you, without fail. Do not deviate right or left from what they tell you.

Don’t report it in Gath, don’t spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon, ¹  or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, the daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate!