2:2 before God’s decree becomes reality ¹  and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, ² 

before the Lord’s raging anger ³  overtakes ⁴  you –

before the day of the Lord’s angry judgment overtakes you!

2:14 Flocks and herds ⁵  will lie down in the middle of it,

as well as every kind of wild animal. ⁶ 

Owls ⁷  will sleep in the tops of its support pillars;

they will hoot through the windows. ⁸ 

Rubble will cover the thresholds; ⁹ 

even the cedar work ¹⁰  will be exposed to the elements. ¹¹