Joel 2:11

And the Lord uttereth his voice before his army; for very numerous is his camp; for strong is he that executeth his word; for great is the day of the Lord and very terrible; and who is able to endure it?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

10Before them trembleth the earth; the heavens quake; the sun and the moon are obscured, and the stars withdraw their brightness.

12But even now also, saith the Lord, return ye fully to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth his voice.

Psalms 46:6(46:7) Nations rage, kingdoms are moved: he letteth his voice be heard, the earth melteth away.

Isaiah 7:18And it shall come to pass on that day, that the Lord will call for the fly that is in the uttermost end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

Isaiah 42:13The Lord—as a mighty one will he go forth, like a man of war will he arouse his vengeance: he will shout, yea, raise the war-cry; against his enemies will he show his strength.

Jeremiah 30:7Alas, for that day is great, there is none like it; and a time of distress it is unto Jacob; yet out of it shall he be saved.

Ezekiel 22:14Will thy courage endure, or will thy hands remain strong, on the days that I will deal with thee? I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.

Matthew Henry on Joel 2:2-12

Threatenings of Judgment. ( b. c. 720.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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