New American Standard Bible 2020
Joel 2:2-10
2A dayH3117 of 1darknessH2822 and gloomH653, A dayH3117 of cloudsH6051 and thickH6205 darknessH6205. As dawnH7837 is spreadH6566 overH5921 the mountainsH2022, So there is a 2greatH7227 and mightyH6099 peopleH5971; There has 3neverH3808H4480H5769 beenH1961 anything likeH3644 it, NorH3808 will there be againH3254 afterH310 it To the yearsH8141 of manyH1755 generationsH1755.3A 4fireH784 consumesH398 beforeH6440 them, And behindH310 them a flameH3852 devoursH3857. The landH776 is 5like the GardenH1588 of EdenH5731 beforeH6440 them, But a 6desolateH8077 wildernessH4057 behindH310 them, And nothingH3808 atH1571 allH1571 escapesH6413 them.4Their 7appearanceH4758 is like the appearanceH4758 of horsesH5483; And like warH6571 horsesH6571, soH3651 they runH7323.58With a 9noiseH6963 as of chariotsH4818 They leapH7540 aboutH7540 on the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022, Like the 10cracklingH6963 of a 11flameH3851 of fireH784 consumingH398 the stubbleH7179, Like a mightyH6099 peopleH5971 drawnH6186 upH6186 for battleH4421.6BeforeH4480H6440 them the peopleH5971 areH2342 inH2342 12anguishH2342; AllH3605 13facesH6440 14turnH6908 paleH6289.7They runH7323 like warriorsH1368, They climbH5927 the wallH2346 like soldiersH582H4421; And eachH376 of them 15marchesH1980 16in lineH1870, NorH3808 do they loseH5670 their wayH734.8They do not crowdH1766 eachH376 otherH251, EveryH1397 warriorH1397 of them marchesH1980 in his pathH4546; When they 17burstH5307 throughH1157 the 18defensesH7973, They do not breakH1214 ranksH1214.9They stormH8264 the cityH5892, They runH7323 on the wallH2346; They climbH5927 into the 19housesH1004, They 20enterH935 throughH1157 the windowsH2474 like a thiefH1590.10BeforeH6440 them the earthH776 21quakesH7264, The heavensH8064 trembleH7493, The 22sunH8121 and the moonH3394 becomeH6937 darkH6937, And the starsH3556 loseH622 their brightnessH5051.
Notes
- 1. Joel 2:2 Joel 2:10, 31; Amos 5:18; Zeph 1:15 ↩
- 2. Joel 2:2 Joel 1:6; 2:11, 25 ↩
- 3. Joel 2:2 Lam 1:12; Dan 9:12; 12:1; Joel 1:2 ↩
- 4. Joel 2:3 Ps 97:3; Is 9:18, 19 ↩
- 5. Joel 2:3 Is 51:3; Ezek 36:35 ↩
- 6. Joel 2:3 Ex 10:5, 15; Ps 105:34, 35; Zech 7:14 ↩
- 7. Joel 2:4 Rev 9:7 ↩
- 8. Joel 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariots ↩
- 9. Joel 2:5 Rev 9:9 ↩
- 10. Joel 2:5 Lit sound ↩
- 11. Joel 2:5 Is 5:24; 30:30 ↩
- 12. Joel 2:6 Is 13:8; Nah 2:10 ↩
- 13. Joel 2:6 Jer 30:6 ↩
- 14. Joel 2:6 Or become flushed ↩
- 15. Joel 2:7 Prov 30:27 ↩
- 16. Joel 2:7 Lit in his ways ↩
- 17. Joel 2:8 Lit fall ↩
- 18. Joel 2:8 Lit weapon, prob. javelin ↩
- 19. Joel 2:9 Ex 10:6 ↩
- 20. Joel 2:9 Jer 9:21; John 10:1 ↩
- 21. Joel 2:10 Ps 18:7; Joel 3:16; Nah 1:5 ↩
- 22. 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 ↩
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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