Berean Standard Bible
Joel 2:2-10
2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.
3Before them a fire devours,and behind them a flame scorches.The land before them is like the Garden of Eden,but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them.4Their appearance is like that of horses,and they gallop like swift steeds.15With a sound like that of chariotsthey bound over the mountaintops,like the crackling of fire consuming stubble,like a mighty army deployed for battle.
6Nations writhe in horror before them;every face turns pale.7They charge like mighty men;they scale the walls like men of war.Each one marches in formation,not swerving from the course.8They do not jostle one another;each proceeds in his path.They burst through the defenses,never breaking ranks.9They storm the city;they run along the wall;they climb into houses,entering through windows like thieves.
10Before them the earth quakes;the heavens tremble.The sun and moon grow dark,and the stars lose their brightness.
Notes
- 1. Joel 2:4 Or like charioteers or like cavalry ↩
Commentaries on Joel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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