New American Standard Bible 2020
Joel 2:15
Joel 2:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
- New International Version (NIV)Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly;
Context of Joel 2:15
13And tear your heart and not merely your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And relenting of catastrophe. 14Who knows, He might turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him, Resulting in a grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God. Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly, 16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and the nursing infants. Have the groom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber. 17Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers, Weep between the porch and the altar, And let them say, “Spare Your people, Lord, And do not make Your inheritance a disgrace, With the nations jeering at them. Why should those among the peoples say, ‘Where is their God?’”
Read all of Joel 2Joel 2:15 word by word
תִּקְע֥וּ שׁוֹפָ֖ר בְּצִיּ֑וֹן קַדְּשׁוּ־צ֖וֹם קִרְא֥וּ עֲצָרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Joel 2:15
- Joel 2:1Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the Lord is coming; Indeed, it is near,
- Numbers 10:3Now when both are blown, all the congregation shall meet you at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
- Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land To the house of the Lord your God, And cry out to the Lord.
- 1 Kings 21:9Now she had written in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast and seat Naboth at the head of the people;
- 2 Kings 10:20And Jehu said, “Proclaim a holy assembly for Baal.” And they proclaimed it.
- Jeremiah 36:9Now in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, in the ninth month, all the people in Jerusalem and all the people who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem proclaimed a fast before the Lord.
Commentaries on Joel 2:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Blow the trumpet - Let no time be lost, let the alarm be sounded.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Before, he had, in these same words Joel 2:1; Joel 1:14, called to repentance, because the Day of the Lord was coming, was near, “a day of darkness,” etc. Now, because God is “gracious and merciful, slow to anger and plenteous in goodness,” he agains exhorts, “Blow ye the trumpet;” only the call is more detailed, that every sex and age should form one band of suppliants to the mercy of God.: “Most full abolition of sins is then obtained, when one prayer…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 The priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to be gracious. They prayed that God would spare them, and he answered them. His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with him saying and doing are not two things. Some understand these promises figuratively, as pointing to gospel grace, and as fulfilled in the abundant comforts…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15Joel asked for a time of fasting and a serious meeting to seek God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Blow the trumpet--to convene the people (Nu 10:3). Compare Joe 1:14. The nation was guilty, and therefore there must be a national humiliation. Compare Hezekiah's proceedings before Sennacherib's invasion (2Ch 30:1-27).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Joel 2:15 Num 10:3; 2 Kin 10:20 ↩
- 2. Joel 2:15 Joel 1:14 ↩
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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