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Joel 2:4-32

4Their 1appearanceH4758 is like the appearanceH4758 of horsesH5483; And like warH6571 horsesH6571, soH3651 they runH7323.52With a 3noiseH6963 as of chariotsH4818 They leapH7540 aboutH7540 on the topsH7218 of the mountainsH2022, Like the 4cracklingH6963 of a 5flameH3851 of fireH784 consumingH398 the stubbleH7179, Like a mightyH6099 peopleH5971 drawnH6186 upH6186 for battleH4421.6BeforeH4480H6440 them the peopleH5971 areH2342 inH2342 6anguishH2342; AllH3605 7facesH6440 8turnH6908 paleH6289.7They runH7323 like warriorsH1368, They climbH5927 the wallH2346 like soldiersH582H4421; And eachH376 of them 9marchesH1980 10in lineH1870, NorH3808 do they loseH5670 their wayH734.8They do not crowdH1766 eachH376 otherH251, EveryH1397 warriorH1397 of them marchesH1980 in his pathH4546; When they 11burstH5307 throughH1157 the 12defensesH7973, They do not breakH1214 ranksH1214.9They stormH8264 the cityH5892, They runH7323 on the wallH2346; They climbH5927 into the 13housesH1004, They 14enterH935 throughH1157 the windowsH2474 like a thiefH1590.10BeforeH6440 them the earthH776 15quakesH7264, The heavensH8064 trembleH7493, The 16sunH8121 and the moonH3394 becomeH6937 darkH6937, And the starsH3556 loseH622 their brightnessH5051.11The LordH3068 17uttersH5414 His voiceH6963 beforeH6440 18His armyH2428; His campH4264 is indeedH3588 veryH3966 greatH7227, For 19mightyH6099 is one who carriesH6213 outH6213 His wordH1697. The 20dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is indeedH3588 greatH1419 and veryH3966 awesomeH3372, And 21who can endureH3557 it?12“Yet evenH1571 nowH6258,” declaresH5002 the LordH3068, “22ReturnH7725 to Me with allH3605 your heartH3824, And with 23fastingH6685, weepingH1065, and mourningH4553;13And 24tearH7167 your heartH3824 and not merely 25your garmentsH899.” Now returnH7725 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, For He is 26graciousH2587 and compassionateH7349, SlowH750 to angerH639, aboundingH7227 in mercyH2617 And 27relentingH5162 of catastropheH7463.14WhoH4310 knowsH3045, 28He might turnH7725 and relentH5162, And leaveH7604 a 29blessingH1293 behindH310 Him, Resulting in 30a grain offeringH4503 and a drinkH5262 offeringH5262 For the LordH3068 your GodH430.1531BlowH8628 a trumpetH7782 in ZionH6726, 32ConsecrateH6942 a fastH6685, proclaimH7121 a solemnH6116 assemblyH6116,16GatherH622 the peopleH5971, 33sanctifyH6942 the congregationH6951, AssembleH6908 the eldersH2205, GatherH622 the childrenH5768 and the nursingH3243H7699 infantsH3243H7699. Have the 34groomH2860 comeH3318 outH3318 of his roomH2315 And the brideH3618 out of her bridalH2646 chamberH2646.17Let the priestsH3548, the Lord’sH3068 ministersH8334, WeepH1058 35betweenH996 the porchH197 and the altarH4196, And let them sayH559, “3637SpareH2347 Your peopleH5971, LordH3068, And do not makeH5414 Your inheritanceH5159 a 38disgraceH2781, With the nationsH1471 jeeringH4912 at them. WhyH4100 should those among the peoplesH5971 sayH559, ‘39WhereH346 is their GodH430?’”

18Then the LordH3068 40will beH7065 41zealousH7065 for His landH776, And 42will haveH2550 43compassionH2550 for His peopleH5971.19The LordH3068 44will answerH6030 and sayH559 to His peopleH5971, “BeholdH2009, I am going to 45sendH7971 you grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492, and oilH3323, And you will beH7646 satisfiedH7646 in full with 46them; And I will 47neverH3808 againH5750 makeH5414 you a disgraceH2781 among the nationsH1471.20But I will removeH7368 the 48northernH6830 army farH7368 from you, And I will driveH5080 it into a dryH6723 and desolateH8077 landH776, Its advanceH6440 guardH6440 into the 49easternH6931 seaH3220, And its rearH5490 guardH5490 into the 50westernH314 seaH3220. And its 51stenchH889 will ascendH5927 and its odorH6709 ofH6709 decayH6709 will comeH5927 upH5927, BecauseH3588 it has doneH6213 greatH1431 thingsH1431.”

2152Do not fearH3372, landH127; shoutH1523 forH1523 joyH1523 and rejoiceH8055, For the LordH3068 has doneH6213 53greatH1431 thingsH1431.22Do not fearH3372, animalsH929 of the fieldH7706, For the 54pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 have turnedH1876 greenH1876, For the treeH6086 has producedH5375 its fruitH6529, The figH8384 treeH8384 and the vineH1612 have yieldedH5414 55in fullH2428.23So shoutH1523 forH1523 joyH1523, you 56sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, And 57rejoiceH8055 in the LordH3068 your GodH430; For He has 58givenH5414 you 59the earlyH4175 rainH4175 for your vindicationH6666. And He has broughtH3381 downH3381 for you the rainH1653, The 60earlyH4175 and 6162latterH4456 rainH4456 63as beforeH7223.24The threshingH1637 floorsH1637 will be fullH4390 of grainH1250, And the vatsH3342 will 64overflowH7783 with the newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323.25“Then I will compensateH7999 you for the yearsH8141 That the 65swarmingH697 66locustH697 has eatenH398, The creepingH3218 locustH3218, the strippingH2625 locustH2625, and the gnawingH1501 locustH1501-- My greatH1419 armyH2428 whichH834 I sentH7971 among you.26You will haveH398 plentyH398 toH398 67eatH398 and beH7646 satisfiedH7646, And you will 68praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, WhoH834 has 69dealtH6213 wondrouslyH6381 with you; Then My peopleH5971 will 70neverH3808H5769 be putH954 toH954 shameH954.27So you will 71knowH3045 that I am in the midstH7130 of IsraelH3478, And that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430 And thereH369 isH369 72noH369 otherH5750; And My peopleH5971 will neverH3808H5769 be 73putH954 toH954 shameH954.

28“7475It will comeH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 thisH3651 That I will 76pourH8210 outH8210 My SpiritH7307 on allH3605 7778mankindH1320; And your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 will prophesyH5012, Your oldH2205 menH2205 will haveH2492H2472 dreamsH2492H2472, Your youngH970 menH970 will seeH7200 visionsH2384.29And evenH1571 on the 79maleH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH5650H8198 I will pourH8210 outH8210 My SpiritH7307 in thoseH1992 daysH3117.30I will 8081displayH5414 wondersH4159 in the skyH8064 and on the earthH776, BloodH1818, fireH784, and columnsH8490 of smokeH6227.31The 82sunH8121 will be turnedH2015 into darknessH2822, And the moonH3394 into bloodH1818, BeforeH6440 the 83greatH1419 and awesomeH3372 dayH3117 of the LordH3068 comesH935.32And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that 84everyoneH3605H834 whoH834 callsH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 Will 85be savedH4422; For 86on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389 There will be those whoH6413 87escapeH6413, JustH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 has saidH559, Even among the 88survivorsH8300 whomH834 the LordH3068 callsH7121.

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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 ↩

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