New American Standard Bible 1995
Joel 2:3-11
3A 1fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is 2like the garden of Eden before them But a 3desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.4Their 4appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.55With a 6noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains, Like the 7crackling of a 8flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people arranged for battle.6Before them the people are in 9anguish; All 10faces 11turn pale.7They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like soldiers; And they each 12march 13in line, Nor do they deviate from their paths.8They do not crowd each other, They march everyone in his path; When they 14burst through the 15defenses, They do not break ranks.9They rush on the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the 16houses, They 17enter through the windows like a thief.10Before them the earth 18quakes, The heavens tremble, The 19sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.11The Lord 20utters His voice before 21His army; Surely His camp is very great, For 22strong is he who carries out His word. The 23day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome, And 24who can endure it?
Notes
- 1. Joel 2:3 Ps 97:3; Is 9:18, 19 ↩
- 2. Joel 2:3 Is 51:3; Ezek 36:35 ↩
- 3. Joel 2:3 Ex 10:5, 15; Ps 105:34, 35; Zech 7:14 ↩
- 4. Joel 2:4 Rev 9:7 ↩
- 5. Joel 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariots ↩
- 6. Joel 2:5 Rev 9:9 ↩
- 7. Joel 2:5 Lit noise ↩
- 8. Joel 2:5 Is 5:24; 30:30 ↩
- 9. Joel 2:6 Is 13:8; Nah 2:10 ↩
- 10. Joel 2:6 Jer 30:6 ↩
- 11. Joel 2:6 Or become flushed ↩
- 12. Joel 2:7 Prov 30:27 ↩
- 13. Joel 2:7 Lit in his ways ↩
- 14. Joel 2:8 Lit fall ↩
- 15. Joel 2:8 Lit weapon, probably javelin ↩
- 16. Joel 2:9 Ex 10:6 ↩
- 17. Joel 2:9 Jer 9:21; John 10:1 ↩
- 18. Joel 2:10 Ps 18:7; Joel 3:16; Nah 1:5 ↩
- 19. Joel 2:10 Is 13:10; 34:4; Jer 4:23; Ezek 32:7, 8; Joel 2:31; 3:15; Matt 24:29; Rev 8:12 ↩
- 20. Joel 2:11 Ps 46:6; Is 13:4; Jer 25:30; Joel 3:16 ↩
- 21. Joel 2:11 Joel 2:25 ↩
- 22. Joel 2:11 Jer 50:34; Rev 18:8 ↩
- 23. Joel 2:11 Jer 30:7; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 31; 3:14; Zeph 1:14, 15; Rev 6:17 ↩
- 24. Joel 2:11 Ezek 22:14; Mal 3:2 ↩
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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