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Joel 2

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Terrible Visitation

11BlowH8628 a trumpetH7782 in ZionH6726, And soundH7321 an alarmH7321 on My holyH6944 mountainH2022! Let allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 trembleH7264, For the 2dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is comingH935; SurelyH3588 it is nearH7138,2A dayH3117 of 3darknessH2822 and gloomH653, A dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thickH6205 darknessH6205. As the dawnH7837 is spreadH6566 overH5921 the mountainsH2022, So there is a 4greatH7227 and mightyH6099 peopleH5971; There has 5neverH3808H4480H5769 beenH1961 anything likeH3644 it, NorH3808 will there be againH3254 afterH310 it To the yearsH8141 of manyH1755 generationsH1755.3A 6fireH784 consumesH398 beforeH6440 them And behindH310 them a flameH3852 burnsH3857. The landH776 is 7like the gardenH1588 of EdenH5731 beforeH6440 them But a 8desolateH8077 wildernessH4057 behindH310 them, And nothingH3808 at allH1571 escapesH6413 them.4Their 9appearanceH4758 is like the appearanceH4758 of horsesH5483; And like war horsesH6571, soH3651 they runH7323.510With a 11noiseH6963 as of chariotsH4818 They leapH7540 on the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022, Like the 12cracklingH6963 of a 13flameH3851 of fireH784 consumingH398 the stubbleH7179, Like a mightyH6099 peopleH5971 arrangedH6186 for battleH4421.6BeforeH4480H6440 them the peopleH5971 are in 14anguishH2342; AllH3605 15facesH6440 16turnH6908 paleH6289.7They runH7323 like mightyH1368 menH1368, They climbH5927 the wallH2346 like soldiersH582H4421; And they eachH376 17marchH1980 18in lineH1870, NorH3808 do they deviateH5670 from their pathsH734.8They do not crowdH1766 eachH376 otherH251, They marchH1980 everyoneH1397 in his pathH4546; When they 19burstH5307 throughH1157 the 20defensesH7973, They do not breakH1214 ranksH1214.9They rushH8264 on the cityH5892, They runH7323 on the wallH2346; They climbH5927 into the 21housesH1004, They 22enterH935 throughH1157 the windowsH2474 like a thiefH1590.10BeforeH6440 them the earthH776 23quakesH7264, The heavensH8064 trembleH7493, The 24sunH8121 and the moonH3394 growH6937 darkH6937 And the starsH3556 loseH622 their brightnessH5051.11The LordH3068 25uttersH5414 His voiceH6963 beforeH6440 26His armyH2428; SurelyH3588 His campH4264 is veryH3966 greatH7227, For 27strongH6099 is he who carriesH6213 out His wordH1697. The 28dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is indeedH3588 greatH1419 and veryH3966 awesomeH3372, And 29who can endureH3557 it?12“Yet evenH1571 nowH6258,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “30ReturnH7725 to Me with allH3605 your heartH3824, And with 31fastingH6685, weepingH1065 and mourningH4553;13And 32rendH7167 your heartH3824 and not 33your garmentsH899.” Now returnH7725 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, For He is 34graciousH2587 and compassionateH7349, SlowH750 to angerH639, aboundingH7227 in lovingkindnessH2617 And 35relentingH5162 of evilH7463.14WhoH4310 knowsH3045 36whether He will not turnH7725 and relentH5162 And leaveH7604 a 37blessingH1293 behindH310 Him, Even 38a grain offeringH4503 and a drinkH5262 offeringH5262 For the LordH3068 your GodH430?1539BlowH8628 a trumpetH7782 in ZionH6726, 40ConsecrateH6942 a fastH6685, proclaimH7121 a solemnH6116 assemblyH6116,16GatherH622 the peopleH5971, 41sanctifyH6942 the congregationH6951, AssembleH6908 the eldersH2205, GatherH622 the childrenH5768 and the nursingH3243H7699 infantsH3243H7699. Let the 42bridegroomH2860 comeH3318 out of his roomH2315 And the brideH3618 out of her bridal chamberH2646.17Let the priestsH3548, the Lord’sH3068 ministersH8334, WeepH1058 43betweenH996 the porchH197 and the altarH4196, And let them sayH559, “44SpareH2347 Your peopleH5971, O LordH3068, And do not makeH5414 Your inheritanceH5159 a 45reproachH2781, A bywordH4912 among the nationsH1471. WhyH4100 should they among the peoplesH5971 sayH559, ‘46WhereH346 is their GodH430?’”

Deliverance Promised

18Then the LordH3068 47will be 48zealousH7065 for His landH776 And 49will haveH2550 50pityH2550 on His peopleH5971.19The LordH3068 51will answerH6030 and sayH559 to His peopleH5971, “BeholdH2009, I am going to 52sendH7971 you grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323, And you will be satisfiedH7646 in full with 53them; And I will 54neverH3808 againH5750 makeH5414 you a reproachH2781 among the nationsH1471.20But I will removeH7368 the 55northernH6830 army farH7368 from you, And I will driveH5080 it into a parchedH6723 and desolateH8077 landH776, And its vanguardH6440 into the 56easternH6931 seaH3220, And its rearH5490 guard into the 57westernH314 seaH3220. And its 58stenchH889 will ariseH5927 and its foulH6709 smellH6709 will comeH5927 up, For it has doneH6213 greatH1431 thingsH1431.”

2159Do not fearH3372, O landH127, rejoiceH1523 and be gladH8055, For the LordH3068 has doneH6213 60greatH1431 thingsH1431.22Do not fearH3372, beastsH929 of the fieldH7706, For the 61pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 have turnedH1876 greenH1876, For the treeH6086 has borneH5375 its fruitH6529, The figH8384 treeH8384 and the vineH1612 have yieldedH5414 62in fullH2428.23So rejoiceH1523, O 63sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, And 64be gladH8055 in the LordH3068 your GodH430; For He has 65givenH5414 you 66the earlyH4175 rainH4175 for your vindicationH6666. And He has pouredH3381 downH3381 for you the rainH1653, The 67earlyH4175 and 6869latterH4456 rainH4456 70as beforeH7223.24The threshingH1637 floorsH1637 will be fullH4390 of grainH1250, And the vatsH3342 will 71overflowH7783 with the newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323.25“Then I will makeH7999 up to you for the yearsH8141 That the swarmingH697 72locustH697 has eatenH398, The creepingH3218 locustH3218, the strippingH2625 locustH2625 and the gnawingH1501 locustH1501, My greatH1419 armyH2428 whichH834 I sentH7971 among you.26You will have plentyH398 to 73eatH398 and be satisfiedH7646 And 74praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, WhoH834 has 75dealtH6213 wondrouslyH6381 with you; Then My peopleH5971 will 76neverH3808H5769 be putH954 to shameH954.27Thus you will 77knowH3045 that I am in the midstH7130 of IsraelH3478, And that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, And thereH369 is 78noH369 otherH5750; And My peopleH5971 will neverH3808H5769 be 79putH954 to shameH954.

The Promise of the Spirit

28“8081It will comeH1961 about afterH310 thisH3651 That I will 82pourH8210 out My SpiritH7307 on allH3605 8384mankindH1320; And your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 will prophesyH5012, Your oldH2205 menH2205 will dreamH2492 dreamsH2472, Your youngH970 menH970 will seeH7200 visionsH2384.29EvenH1571 on the 85maleH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH5650H8198 I will pourH8210 out My SpiritH7307 in thoseH1992 daysH3117.

The Day of the Lord

30I will 86displayH5414 wondersH4159 in the skyH8064 and on the earthH776, BloodH1818, fireH784 and columnsH8490 of smokeH6227.31The 87sunH8121 will be turnedH2015 into darknessH2822 And the moonH3394 into bloodH1818 BeforeH6440 the 88greatH1419 and awesomeH3372 dayH3117 of the LordH3068 comesH935.32And it will comeH1961 about that 89whoeverH3605H834 callsH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 Will be deliveredH4422; For 90on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389 There will be those who 91escapeH6413, As the LordH3068 has saidH559, Even among the 92survivorsH8300 whomH834 the LordH3068 callsH7121.

Notes

  1. 1. Joel 2:1 Jer 4:5; Joel 2:15; Zeph 1:16 ↩
  2. 2. Joel 2:1 Joel 1:15; 2:11, 31; 3:14; Obad 15; Zeph 1:14 ↩
  3. 3. Joel 2:2 Joel 2:10, 31; Amos 5:18; Zeph 1:15 ↩
  4. 4. Joel 2:2 Joel 1:6; 2:11, 25 ↩
  5. 5. Joel 2:2 Lam 1:12; Dan 9:12; 12:1; Joel 1:2 ↩
  6. 6. Joel 2:3 Ps 97:3; Is 9:18, 19 ↩
  7. 7. Joel 2:3 Is 51:3; Ezek 36:35 ↩
  8. 8. Joel 2:3 Ex 10:5, 15; Ps 105:34, 35; Zech 7:14 ↩
  9. 9. Joel 2:4 Rev 9:7 ↩
  10. 10. Joel 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariots ↩
  11. 11. Joel 2:5 Rev 9:9 ↩
  12. 12. Joel 2:5 Lit noise ↩
  13. 13. Joel 2:5 Is 5:24; 30:30 ↩
  14. 14. Joel 2:6 Is 13:8; Nah 2:10 ↩
  15. 15. Joel 2:6 Jer 30:6 ↩
  16. 16. Joel 2:6 Or become flushed ↩
  17. 17. Joel 2:7 Prov 30:27 ↩
  18. 18. Joel 2:7 Lit in his ways ↩
  19. 19. Joel 2:8 Lit fall ↩
  20. 20. Joel 2:8 Lit weapon, probably javelin ↩
  21. 21. Joel 2:9 Ex 10:6 ↩
  22. 22. Joel 2:9 Jer 9:21; John 10:1 ↩
  23. 23. Joel 2:10 Ps 18:7; Joel 3:16; Nah 1:5 ↩
  24. 24. 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 ↩
  25. 25. Joel 2:11 Ps 46:6; Is 13:4; Jer 25:30; Joel 3:16 ↩
  26. 26. Joel 2:11 Joel 2:25 ↩
  27. 27. Joel 2:11 Jer 50:34; Rev 18:8 ↩
  28. 28. Joel 2:11 Jer 30:7; Joel 1:15; 2:1, 31; 3:14; Zeph 1:14, 15; Rev 6:17 ↩
  29. 29. Joel 2:11 Ezek 22:14; Mal 3:2 ↩
  30. 30. Joel 2:12 Deut 4:29; Jer 4:1, 2; Ezek 33:11; Hos 12:6 ↩
  31. 31. Joel 2:12 Dan 9:3 ↩
  32. 32. Joel 2:13 Ps 34:18; 51:17; Is 57:15 ↩
  33. 33. Joel 2:13 Gen 37:34; 2 Sam 1:11; Job 1:20; Jer 41:5 ↩
  34. 34. Joel 2:13 Ex 34:6 ↩
  35. 35. Joel 2:13 Jer 18:8; 42:10; Amos 7:3, 6 ↩
  36. 36. Joel 2:14 Jer 26:3; Jon 3:9 ↩
  37. 37. Joel 2:14 Hag 2:19 ↩
  38. 38. Joel 2:14 Joel 1:9, 13 ↩
  39. 39. Joel 2:15 Num 10:3; 2 Kin 10:20 ↩
  40. 40. Joel 2:15 Joel 1:14 ↩
  41. 41. Joel 2:16 1 Sam 16:5; 2 Chr 29:5 ↩
  42. 42. Joel 2:16 Ps 19:5 ↩
  43. 43. Joel 2:17 2 Chr 8:12; Ezek 8:16 ↩
  44. 44. Joel 2:17 Ex 32:11, 12; Is 37:20; Amos 7:2, 5 ↩
  45. 45. Joel 2:17 Ps 44:13; 74:10 ↩
  46. 46. Joel 2:17 Ps 42:10; 79:10; 115:2 ↩
  47. 47. Joel 2:18 Or was zealous ↩
  48. 48. Joel 2:18 Zech 1:14; 8:2 ↩
  49. 49. Joel 2:18 Or had pity ↩
  50. 50. Joel 2:18 Is 60:10; 63:9, 15 ↩
  51. 51. Joel 2:19 Or answered and said ↩
  52. 52. Joel 2:19 Jer 31:12; Hos 2:21, 22; Joel 1:10; Mal 3:10 ↩
  53. 53. Joel 2:19 Lit it ↩
  54. 54. Joel 2:19 Ezek 34:29; 36:15 ↩
  55. 55. Joel 2:20 Jer 1:14, 15 ↩
  56. 56. Joel 2:20 Zech 14:8 ↩
  57. 57. Joel 2:20 Deut 11:24 ↩
  58. 58. Joel 2:20 Is 34:3; Amos 4:10 ↩
  59. 59. Joel 2:21 Is 54:4; Jer 30:10; Zeph 3:16, 17 ↩
  60. 60. Joel 2:21 Ps 126:3; Joel 2:26 ↩
  61. 61. Joel 2:22 Ps 65:12, 13 ↩
  62. 62. Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth ↩
  63. 63. Joel 2:23 Ps 149:2 ↩
  64. 64. Joel 2:23 Is 12:2-6 ↩
  65. 65. Joel 2:23 Deut 11:14; Is 41:16; Jer 5:24; Hab 3:18; Zech 10:7 ↩
  66. 66. Joel 2:23 I.e. autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness ↩
  67. 67. Joel 2:23 I.e. autumn ↩
  68. 68. Joel 2:23 I.e. spring ↩
  69. 69. Joel 2:23 Lev 26:4; Hos 6:3; Zech 10:1 ↩
  70. 70. Joel 2:23 So with ancient versions; Heb in the first ↩
  71. 71. Joel 2:24 Lev 26:10; Amos 9:13; Mal 3:10 ↩
  72. 72. Joel 2:25 Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11 ↩
  73. 73. Joel 2:26 Lev 26:5; Deut 11:15; Is 62:9 ↩
  74. 74. Joel 2:26 Deut 12:7; Ps 67:5-7 ↩
  75. 75. Joel 2:26 Ps 126:2, 3; Is 25:1 ↩
  76. 76. Joel 2:26 Is 45:17 ↩
  77. 77. Joel 2:27 Lev 26:11, 12; Joel 3:17, 21 ↩
  78. 78. Joel 2:27 Is 45:5, 6 ↩
  79. 79. Joel 2:27 Is 49:23 ↩
  80. 80. Joel 2:28 Ch 3:1 in Heb ↩
  81. 81. Joel 2:28 Acts 2:17-21 ↩
  82. 82. Joel 2:28 Is 32:15; 44:3; Ezek 39:29; Zech 12:10 ↩
  83. 83. Joel 2:28 Lit flesh ↩
  84. 84. Joel 2:28 Is 40:5; 49:26 ↩
  85. 85. Joel 2:29 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
  86. 86. Joel 2:30 Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24, 25; Luke 21:11, 25, 26; Acts 2:19 ↩
  87. 87. Joel 2:31 Is 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10; 3:15; Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12, 13 ↩
  88. 88. Joel 2:31 Is 13:9; Zeph 1:14-16; Mal 4:1, 5 ↩
  89. 89. Joel 2:32 Jer 33:3; Acts 2:21; Rom 10:13 ↩
  90. 90. Joel 2:32 Is 46:13; Rom 11:26 ↩
  91. 91. Joel 2:32 Is 4:2; Obad 17 ↩
  92. 92. Joel 2:32 Is 11:11; Jer 31:7; Mic 4:7; Rom 9:27 ↩

Commentaries on Joel 2

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