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New American Standard Bible 2020

Joel 2:4-32

4Their 1appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like war horses, so they run.52With a 3noise as of chariots They leap about on the tops of the mountains, Like the 4crackling of a 5flame of fire consuming the stubble, Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.6Before them the people are in 6anguish; All 7faces 8turn pale.7They run like warriors, They climb the wall like soldiers; And each of them 9marches 10in line, Nor do they lose their way.8They do not crowd each other, Every warrior of them marches in his path; When they 11burst through the 12defenses, They do not break ranks.9They storm the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the 13houses, They 14enter through the windows like a thief.10Before them the earth 15quakes, The heavens tremble, The 16sun and the moon become dark, And the stars lose their brightness.11The Lord 17utters His voice before 18His army; His camp is indeed very great, For 19mighty is one who carries out His word. The 20day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome, And 21who can endure it?12“Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “22Return to Me with all your heart, And with 23fasting, weeping, and mourning;13And 24tear your heart and not merely 25your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is 26gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in mercy And 27relenting of catastrophe.14Who knows, 28He might turn and relent, And leave a 29blessing behind Him, Resulting in 30a grain offering and a drink offering For the Lord your God.1531Blow a trumpet in Zion, 32Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,16Gather the people, 33sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and the nursing infants. Have the 34groom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber.17Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers, Weep 35between the porch and the altar, And let them say, “3637Spare Your people, Lord, And do not make Your inheritance a 38disgrace, With the nations jeering at them. Why should those among the peoples say, ‘39Where is their God?’”

18Then the Lord 40will be 41zealous for His land, And 42will have 43compassion for His people.19The Lord 44will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I am going to 45send you grain, new wine, and oil, And you will be satisfied in full with 46them; And I will 47never again make you a disgrace among the nations.20But I will remove the 48northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land, Its advance guard into the 49eastern sea, And its rear guard into the 50western sea. And its 51stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up, Because it has done great things.”

2152Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice, For the Lord has done 53great things.22Do not fear, animals of the field, For the 54pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has produced its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded 55in full.23So shout for joy, you 56sons of Zion, And 57rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has 58given you 59the early rain for your vindication. And He has brought down for you the rain, The 60early and 6162latter rain 63as before.24The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will 64overflow with the new wine and oil.25“Then I will compensate you for the years That the 65swarming 66locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust-- My great army which I sent among you.26You will have plenty to 67eat and be satisfied, And you will 68praise the name of the Lord your God, Who has 69dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will 70never be put to shame.27So you will 71know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am the Lord your God And there is 72no other; And My people will never be 73put to shame.

28“7475It will come about after this That I will 76pour out My Spirit on all 7778mankind; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy, Your old men will have dreams, Your young men will see visions.29And even on the 79male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.30I will 8081display wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire, and columns of smoke.31The 82sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the 83great and awesome day of the Lord comes.32And it will come about that 84everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Will 85be saved; For 86on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who 87escape, Just as the Lord has said, Even among the 88survivors whom the Lord calls.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Joel 2

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