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Version 0.33.105, 15 February 2024

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Joel Chapter 2

1Blow the ramshorn in Zion,

And sound the alarm on my holy mountain.

Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,

For the day of the Lord is coming,

For it is near.

2It is a day of darkness and dimness,

A day of cloud and gloom,

Like blackness spreading over the mountains,

Consisting of a numerous and strong people.

There has not been anything like it from ancient time,

Nor will there again be after it,

In the years of generation after generation.

3Fire will consume in front of them,

And behind them a flame will spread a conflagration.

The land in front of them is like the garden of Eden,

But behind them is a desolate desert,

And they will not have anyone who escapes it.

4Their appearance is as the appearance of horses,

And they run like horsemen.

5They rattle along over the tops of hills

With the noise of chariots

And with a sound like a flame devouring stubble.

They are a powerful people,

Equipped for war.

6In their presence nations will writhe;

All faces will lose their shine.

7Like warriors they run;

Like men of war, they climb a wall.

And each one marches in his file,

And they do not break ranks.

8And no-one jostles his neighbour;

Each man walks on his path.

And when they fall, hit by a missile,

They do not break up the formation.

9In the city, they scurry to and fro,

And they run on the wall.

They climb into houses;

They come through windows like a thief.

10In front of them the earth will tremble,

And the heavens will shake.

The sun and moon will be darkened,

And the stars will withdraw their brightness.

11And the Lord will sound his voice before his army

(For his camp is very mighty),

And he who gives his word is powerful.

For great is the day of the Lord,

And quite terrible,

And who can endure it?

12And even now,

Says the Lord,

Return to me with your whole heart,

And with fasting and with weeping

And with mourning.

13And tear your heart,

And not your clothes,

And return to the Lord your God,

For he is gracious and merciful,

Longsuffering and of great kindness,

Who repents of doing harm.

14Who knows if they will return and repent,

And leave a gift behind

– A meal-offering and a libation

To the Lord your God?

15Sound the ramshorn in Zion,

Hold a holy fast;

Proclaim a solemn assembly.

16Gather the people,

Proclaim a holy convocation,

Assemble the elders,

Gather the children,

And those who are breastfed.

Let the bridegroom go out of his room,

And the bride go out of her bridal chamber.

17Between the portico and the altar,

Let the priests – the servants of the Lord – weep,

And let them say,

“Take pity, O Lord on your people,

And do not allow your inheritance to become a reproach,

By which the Gentiles would have a proverb against them.

Why should those among the Gentiles say,

‘Where is their God?’ ”

18And the Lord will be zealous for his land,

And he will spare his people.

19And the Lord will answer

And will say to his people,

“Look, I am sending you corn and new wine and new oil,

And you will be satisfied with it,

And I will no longer make you a reproach among the Gentiles.

20And I will remove the northerner from you,

And I will drive him out into a dry and desolate land,

With his face towards the eastern sea,

And his rear towards the western sea,

And his stench will go up,

And his foul smell will rise,

For he acted presumptuously in what he did.

21Do not fear, O land;

Rejoice and be happy,

For the Lord has presumed to act.

22Do not fear, you wild animals,

For the pastures of the desert will sprout grass,

For the tree will bear its fruit;

The fig tree and the vine will yield their richness.

23So, you sons of Zion,

Be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God,

For he has given you the teacher of righteousness,

And he has brought down rain upon you,

Early rain and late rain, as aforetime.

24And the threshing floors will be full of grain,

And the vats will overflow with new wine and new oil.

25And I will restore to you the years

Which the swarming locust devoured,

And the devouring locust, and the consuming locust and the gnawing locust

– My great army which I sent against you.

26And you will eat freely and be satisfied,

And you will praise the name of the Lord your God,

Who dealt wondrously with you,

And my people will never be ashamed.

27And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,

And that I am the Lord your God,

And that there is no other.

And my people will never be ashamed.”

28“And it will come to pass after that,

That I will pour out my spirit on all flesh,

And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

And your old people will have dreams,

And your young men will see visions.

29And I will also pour out my spirit

On menservants and maidservants in those days.

30And I will show wonders in the sky and on the earth

– Blood and fire,

And pillars of smoke.

31The sun will be turned to darkness,

And the moon to blood,

Before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

32And it shall come to pass

That everyone who calls on the name of the Lord

Will be delivered,

For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance,

As the Lord has said,

And for the remnants whom the Lord calls.

Reference(s) in Chapter 2: v.1 ↔ Revelation 1:10 ● v.11 ↔ Revelation 1:10 ● v.28 ↔ Acts 2:17 ● v.29 ↔ Acts 2:18 ● v.30 ↔ Acts 2:19 ● v.31 ↔ Acts 2:20, Revelation 6:12 ● v.32 ↔ Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13.

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