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World English Bible

Joel 2 (WEBP)

[1] Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand:
[2] A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.
[3] A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.
[4] Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.
[5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle array.
[6] At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.
[7] They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.
[8] One doesn’t jostle another. They each march in their own path. They burst through the defenses and don’t break ranks.
[9] They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.
[10] The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
[11] Yahweh thunders his voice before his army, for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?
[12] “Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”
[13] Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
[14] Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.
[15] Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.
[16] Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her chamber.
[17] Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and don’t give your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ”
[18] Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
[19] Yahweh answered his people, “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
[20] But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.
[21] Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
[22] Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
[23] “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God; for he gives you the early rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
[24] The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
[25] I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.
[26] You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied, and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.
[27] You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never again be disappointed.
[28] “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
[29] And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.
[30] I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
[32] It will happen that whoever will call on Yahweh’s name shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.

Joel 2:19 “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joel 2 (KJVS)

[1] Blow () ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm () in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants () of the land tremble: () for the day of the Lord cometh, () for it is nigh at hand;
[2] a day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread () upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been () ever the like, neither shall be any more () after it, even to the years of many generations.
[3] A fire devoureth () before them; and behind them a flame burneth: () the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
[4] The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. ()
[5] Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, () like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth () the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. ()
[6] Before their face the people shall be much pained: () all faces shall gather () blackness.
[7] They shall run () like mighty men; they shall climb () the wall like men of war; and they shall march () every one on his ways, and they shall not break () their ranks:
[8] neither shall one thrust () another; they shall walk () every one in his path: and when they fall () upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. ()
[9] They shall run to and fro () in the city; they shall run () upon the wall, they shall climb up () upon the houses; they shall enter in () at the windows like a thief.
[10] The earth shall quake () before them; the heavens shall tremble: () the sun and the moon shall be dark, () and the stars shall withdraw () their shining:
[11] 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?
[12] Therefore also now, saith () the Lord, turn () ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
[13] and rend () your heart, and not your garments, and turn () unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth () him of the evil.
[14] Who knoweth () if he will return () and repent, () and leave () a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
[15] Blow () the trumpet in Zion, sanctify () a fast, call () a solemn assembly:
[16] gather () the people, sanctify () the congregation, assemble () the elders, gather () the children, and those that suck () the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth () of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
[17] Let the priests, the ministers () of the Lord, weep () between the porch and the altar, and let them say, () Spare () thy people, O Lord, and give () not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over () them: wherefore should they say () among the people, Where is their God?
[18] Then will the Lord be jealous () for his land, and pity () his people.
[19] Yea, the Lord will answer () and say () unto his people, Behold, I will send () you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied () therewith: and I will no more make () you a reproach among the heathen:
[20] but I will remove far off () from you the northern army, and will drive () him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, () and his ill savour shall come up, () because he hath done () great things. ()
[21] Fear () not, O land; be glad () and rejoice: () for the Lord will do () great things. ()
[22] Be not afraid, () ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, () for the tree beareth () her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield () their strength.
[23] Be glad () then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice () in the Lord your God: for he hath given () you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down () for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
[24] And the floors shall be full () of wheat, and the fats shall overflow () with wine and oil.
[25] And I will restore () to you the years that the locust hath eaten, () the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent () among you.
[26] And ye shall eat () in plenty, () and be satisfied, () and praise () the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt () wondrously () with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. ()
[27] And ye shall know () that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. ()
[28] And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out () my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, () your old men shall dream () dreams, your young men shall see () visions:
[29] and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out () my spirit.
[30] And I will shew () wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
[31] The sun shall be turned () into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible () day of the Lord come. ()
[32] And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call () on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: () for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, () and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. ()

Joel 2:1 Or, cornet
Joel 2:2 Heb. of generation and generation
Joel 2:6 Heb. pot
Joel 2:8 Or, dart
Joel 2:17 Or, use a byword against them
Joel 2:20 Heb. he hath magnified to do
Joel 2:23a Or, a teacher of righteousness
Joel 2:23b Heb. according to righteousness

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joel 2 (BYZ)

[1] σαλπισατε σαλπιγγι εν σιων κηρυξατε εν ορει αγιω μου και συγχυθητωσαν παντες οι κατοικουντες την γην διοτι παρεστιν ημερα κυριου οτι εγγυς
[2] ημερα σκοτους και γνοφου ημερα νεφελης και ομιχλης ως ορθρος χυθησεται επι τα ορη λαος πολυς και ισχυρος ομοιος αυτω ου γεγονεν απο του αιωνος και μετ αυτον ου προστεθησεται εως ετων εις γενεας γενεων
[3] τα εμπροσθεν αυτου πυρ αναλισκον και τα οπισω αυτου αναπτομενη φλοξ ως παραδεισος τρυφης η γη προ προσωπου αυτου και τα οπισθεν αυτου πεδιον αφανισμου και ανασωζομενος ουκ εσται αυτω
[4] ως ορασις ιππων η οψις αυτων και ως ιππεις ουτως καταδιωξονται
[5] ως φωνη αρματων επι τας κορυφας των ορεων εξαλουνται και ως φωνη φλογος πυρος κατεσθιουσης καλαμην και ως λαος πολυς και ισχυρος παρατασσομενος εις πολεμον
[6] απο προσωπου αυτου συντριβησονται λαοι παν προσωπον ως προσκαυμα χυτρας
[7] ως μαχηται δραμουνται και ως ανδρες πολεμισται αναβησονται επι τα τειχη και εκαστος εν τη οδω αυτου πορευσεται και ου μη εκκλινωσιν τας τριβους αυτων
[8] και εκαστος απο του αδελφου αυτου ουκ αφεξεται καταβαρυνομενοι εν τοις οπλοις αυτων πορευσονται και εν τοις βελεσιν αυτων πεσουνται και ου μη συντελεσθωσιν
[9] της πολεως επιλημψονται και επι των τειχεων δραμουνται και επι τας οικιας αναβησονται και δια θυριδων εισελευσονται ως κλεπται
[10] προ προσωπου αυτων συγχυθησεται η γη και σεισθησεται ο ουρανος ο ηλιος και η σεληνη συσκοτασουσιν και τα αστρα δυσουσιν το φεγγος αυτων
[11] και κυριος δωσει φωνην αυτου προ προσωπου δυναμεως αυτου οτι πολλη εστιν σφοδρα η παρεμβολη αυτου οτι ισχυρα εργα λογων αυτου διοτι μεγαλη η ημερα του κυριου μεγαλη και επιφανης σφοδρα και τις εσται ικανος αυτη
[12] και νυν λεγει κυριος ο θεος υμων επιστραφητε προς με εξ ολης της καρδιας υμων και εν νηστεια και εν κλαυθμω και εν κοπετω
[13] και διαρρηξατε τας καρδιας υμων και μη τα ιματια υμων και επιστραφητε προς κυριον τον θεον υμων οτι ελεημων και οικτιρμων εστιν μακροθυμος και πολυελεος και μετανοων επι ταις κακιαις
[14] τις οιδεν ει επιστρεψει και μετανοησει και υπολειψεται οπισω αυτου ευλογιαν θυσιαν και σπονδην κυριω τω θεω ημων
[15] σαλπισατε σαλπιγγι εν σιων αγιασατε νηστειαν κηρυξατε θεραπειαν
[16] συναγαγετε λαον αγιασατε εκκλησιαν εκλεξασθε πρεσβυτερους συναγαγετε νηπια θηλαζοντα μαστους εξελθατω νυμφιος εκ του κοιτωνος αυτου και νυμφη εκ του παστου αυτης
[17] ανα μεσον της κρηπιδος του θυσιαστηριου κλαυσονται οι ιερεις οι λειτουργουντες κυριω και ερουσιν φεισαι κυριε του λαου σου και μη δως την κληρονομιαν σου εις ονειδος του καταρξαι αυτων εθνη οπως μη ειπωσιν εν τοις εθνεσιν που εστιν ο θεος αυτων
[18] και εζηλωσεν κυριος την γην αυτου και εφεισατο του λαου αυτου
[19] και απεκριθη κυριος και ειπεν τω λαω αυτου ιδου εγω εξαποστελλω υμιν τον σιτον και τον οινον και το ελαιον και εμπλησθησεσθε αυτων και ου δωσω υμας ουκετι εις ονειδισμον εν τοις εθνεσι
[20] και τον απο βορρα εκδιωξω αφ υμων και εξωσω αυτον εις γην ανυδρον και αφανιω το προσωπον αυτου εις την θαλασσαν την πρωτην και τα οπισω αυτου εις την θαλασσαν την εσχατην και αναβησεται η σαπρια αυτου και αναβησεται ο βρομος αυτου οτι εμεγαλυνεν τα εργα αυτου
[21] θαρσει γη χαιρε και ευφραινου οτι εμεγαλυνεν κυριος του ποιησαι
[22] θαρσειτε κτηνη του πεδιου οτι βεβλαστηκεν πεδια της ερημου οτι ξυλον ηνεγκεν τον καρπον αυτου αμπελος και συκη εδωκαν την ισχυν αυτων
[23] και τα τεκνα σιων χαιρετε και ευφραινεσθε επι τω κυριω θεω υμων διοτι εδωκεν υμιν τα βρωματα εις δικαιοσυνην και βρεξει υμιν υετον προιμον και οψιμον καθως εμπροσθεν
[24] και πλησθησονται αι αλωνες σιτου και υπερεκχυθησονται αι ληνοι οινου και ελαιου
[25] και ανταποδωσω υμιν αντι των ετων ων κατεφαγεν η ακρις και ο βρουχος και η ερυσιβη και η καμπη η δυναμις μου η μεγαλη ην εξαπεστειλα εις υμας
[26] και φαγεσθε εσθιοντες και εμπλησθησεσθε και αινεσετε το ονομα κυριου του θεου υμων α εποιησεν μεθ υμων εις θαυμασια και ου μη καταισχυνθη ο λαος μου εις τον αιωνα
[27] και επιγνωσεσθε οτι εν μεσω του ισραηλ εγω ειμι και εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων και ουκ εστιν ετι πλην εμου και ου μη καταισχυνθωσιν ουκετι πας ο λαος μου εις τον αιωνα
[28] [3:1] και εσται μετα ταυτα και εκχεω απο του πνευματος μου επι πασαν σαρκα και προφητευσουσιν οι υιοι υμων και αι θυγατερες υμων και οι πρεσβυτεροι υμων ενυπνια ενυπνιασθησονται και οι νεανισκοι υμων ορασεις οψονται
[29] [3:2] και επι τους δουλους και επι τας δουλας εν ταις ημεραις εκειναις εκχεω απο του πνευματος μου
[30] [3:3] και δωσω τερατα εν τω ουρανω και επι της γης αιμα και πυρ και ατμιδα καπνου
[31] [3:4] ο ηλιος μεταστραφησεται εις σκοτος και η σεληνη εις αιμα πριν ελθειν ημεραν κυριου την μεγαλην και επιφανη
[32] [3:5] και εσται πας ος αν επικαλεσηται το ονομα κυριου σωθησεται οτι εν τω ορει σιων και εν ιερουσαλημ εσται ανασωζομενος καθοτι ειπεν κυριος και ευαγγελιζομενοι ους κυριος προσκεκληται