Joel 2:11

Joel 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the Lord is great and very awesome; who can endure it?
• New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is at the head of the column. He leads them with a shout. This is his mighty army, and they follow his orders. The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing. Who can possibly survive?

Context of Joel 2:11

9They run to and fro in the city, They run on the wall; They climb into the houses, They enter at the windows like a thief. 10The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble; The sun and moon grow dark, And the stars diminish their brightness. The Lord gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His word. For the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; Who can endure it? 12“Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” 13So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.

Joel 2:11 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן קוֹלוֹ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י חֵיל֔וֹ כִּ֣י רַ֤ב מְאֹד֙ מַחֲנֵ֔הוּ כִּ֥י עָצ֖וּם עֹשֵׂ֣ה דְבָר֑וֹ כִּֽי־גָד֧וֹל יוֹם־יְהוָ֛ה וְנוֹרָ֥א מְאֹ֖ד וּמִ֥י יְכִילֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall utterנָתַןnâthan · to give: cry outH5414
• his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• his armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• for his campמַחֲנֶהmachăneh · campH4264
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• strongעָצוּם‛âtsûm ‛âtsûm · mightyH6099
• that executethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• his wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• for the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• and who can abideכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557

Cross-references for Joel 2:11

• Joel 3:16The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.
• 2 Samuel 22:14“The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
• Psalms 46:6The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
• Isaiah 7:18And it shall come to pass in that day That the Lord will whistle for the fly That is in the farthest part of the rivers of Egypt, And for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
• Isaiah 13:4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, Like that of many people! A tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together! The Lord of hosts musters The army for battle.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.
• Jeremiah 25:30“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and say to them: ‘The Lord will roar from on high, And utter His voice from His holy habitation; He will roar mightily against His fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, Against all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Amos 1:2And he said: “The Lord roars from Zion, And utters His voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the top of Carmel withers.”
• Joel 2:25“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.
• Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong; The Lord of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case, That He may give rest to the land, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Revelation 18:8Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
• Jeremiah 30:7Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.
• Amos 5:18Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! For what good is the day of the Lord to you? It will be darkness, and not light.
• Zephaniah 1:15That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness,
• Numbers 24:23Then he took up his oracle and said: “Alas! Who shall live when God does this?
• Nahum 1:6Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are thrown down by Him.

Commentaries on Joel 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The Lord shall utter his voice - Such a mighty force seems as if summoned by the Almighty, and the noise they make in coming announces their approach, while yet afar off.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And the Lord shall utter His voice - The prophet had described at length the coming of God‘s judgments, as a mighty army. But lest amid the judgments, people should, (as they often do) forget the Judge, he represents God, as commanding this His army, gathering, ordering, marshalling, directing them, giving them the word, when and upon whom they should pour themselves. Their presence was a token of His. They should neither anticipate that command, nor…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army: The coming destruction was not just nature or human actions, but an act of God. His camp is very large: God carried out this judgment. Who can endure it?: Without God's grace and mercy, no one can.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Lord ... his army--So among Mohammedans, "Lord of the locusts" is a title of God. his voice--His word of command to the locusts, and to the antitypical human foes of Judea, as "His army." strong that executeth his word--(Re 18:8).Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 2:11

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Joel

In the dictionaries

• Darkness
• Fat
• Pour
• Rend
• Reproach
• Thrust
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joel (2)
• Terrible, Terror
• Fasts

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