New American Standard Bible 2020
Joel 2:3-11
3A 1fire consumes before them, And behind them a flame devours. 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 about on the tops of the mountains, Like the 7crackling of a 8flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.6Before them the people are in 9anguish; All 10faces 11turn pale.7They run like warriors, They climb the wall like soldiers; And each of them 12marches 13in line, Nor do they lose their way.8They do not crowd each other, Every warrior of them marches in his path; When they 14burst through the 15defenses, They do not break ranks.9They storm 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 become dark, And the stars lose their brightness.11The Lord 20utters His voice before 21His army; His camp is indeed very great, For 22mighty is one 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 sound ↩
- 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, prob. 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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