Book of Joel, Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Joel
And sound an alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the 2day of the LORD is coming;
Surely it is near,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a 4great and mighty people;
There has 5never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
And behind them a flame burns.
The land is 7like the garden of Eden before them
But a 8desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.
And like war horses, so they run.
They leap on the tops of the mountains,
Like the [b]crackling of a 11flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people arranged for battle.
All 13faces [c]turn pale.
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And they each 14march [d]in line,
Nor do they deviate from their paths.
They march everyone in his path;
When they [e]burst through the [f]defenses,
They do not break ranks.
They run on the wall;
They climb into the 15houses,
They 16enter through the windows like a thief.
The heavens tremble,
The 18sun and the moon grow dark
And the stars lose their brightness.
Surely His camp is very great,
For 21strong is he who carries out His word.
The 22day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome,
And 23who can endure it?
“24Return to Me with all your heart,
And with 25fasting, weeping and mourning;
Now return to the LORD your God,
For He is 28gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness
And 29relenting of evil.
And leave a 31blessing behind Him,
Even 32a grain offering and a drink offering
For the LORD your God?
34Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the 36bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
Weep 37between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “38Spare Your people, O LORD,
And do not make Your inheritance a 39reproach,
A byword among the nations.
Why should they among the peoples say,
‘40Where is their God?’”
And [h]will have 42pity on His people.
“Behold, I am going to 43send you grain, new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with [j]them;
And I will 44never again make you a reproach among the nations.
And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land,
And its vanguard into the 46eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the 47western sea.
And its 48stench will arise and its foul smell will come up,
For it has done great things.”
For the LORD has done 50great things.
For the 51pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has borne its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded [k]in full.
And 53be glad in the LORD your God;
For He has 54given you [l]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has poured down for you the rain,
The [m]early and [n]55latter rain [o]as before.
And the vats will 56overflow with the new wine and oil.
That the swarming 57locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
And 59praise the name of the LORD your God,
Who has 60dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will 61never be put to shame.
And that I am the LORD your God,
And there is 63no other;
And My people will never be 64put to shame.
That I will 66pour out My Spirit on all [q]67mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
Blood, fire and columns of smoke.
And the moon into blood
Before the 71great and awesome day of the LORD comes.
Will be delivered;
For 73on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who 74escape,
As the LORD has said,
Even among the 75survivors whom the LORD calls.FOOTNOTES
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