Joel 2
2 1Blow 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 Jehovah
cometh, for it is nigh at hand;
2a day of darkness and gloominess, a day
of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great
people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any
more after them, even to the years of many generations.
3A 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 none hath
escaped them.
4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and
as horsemen, so do they run.
5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of
the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth
the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
6At their presence
the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.
7They run like
mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on
his ways, and they break not their ranks.
8Neither doth one thrust
another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the
weapons, and break not off their course.
9They leap upon the
city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at
the windows like a thief.
10The earth quaketh before them; the heavens
tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their
shining.
11And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp
is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of
Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
12Yet even now,
saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and
with weeping, and with mourning:
13and rend your heart, and not your
garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
14Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing
behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?
15Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;
16gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather
the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth
from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17Let the priests, the
ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say,
Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the
nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples,
Where is their God?
18Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity
on his people.
19And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I
will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied
therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;
20but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will
drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea,
and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and
its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.
21Fear
not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.
22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the
wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the
vine do yield their strength.
23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and
rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just
measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and
the latter rain, in the first month.
24And the floors shall be
full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25And I
will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm,
and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among
you.
26And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the
name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people
shall never be put to shame.
27And ye shall know that I am in the midst
of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my
people shall never be put to shame.
28And 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:
29and also upon the servants and upon the
handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.
30And I will show
wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of
smoke.
31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,
before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.
32And it shall come
to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered;
for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as
Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.
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