Joel 3:16
And LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
15The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Cross References
Psalms 18:2LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high. His place of defense shall be the munitions of rocks. His bread shall be given. His waters shall be sure.
Isaiah 42:13LORD will go forth as a mighty man. He will stir up [his] zeal like a man of war. He will cry, yea, he will shout aloud. He will do mightily against his enemies.
Isaiah 51:16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, Thou are my people.
Matthew Henry on Joel 3:10-18
Threatenings against Israel's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord . 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will… Read the whole commentary →