Joel 2:11
Yahweh raises his voice in front of his army, 1 for his warriors are very numerous; 1 for they are strong, those who carry out his commands. 1 For the day of Yahweh is great and very terrible. 1 Who can survive it? 1
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12“Yet even now,” says Yahweh, 1 “Return to me with all your heart. 1 Fast, weep, and mourn.” 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:14Yahweh thundered from the heavens. 1 The Most High shouted. 1
Psalms 46:6The nations raged and the kingdoms were shaken; 1 he lifted up his voice, and the earth melted. 1
Isaiah 7:18At that time 1 Yahweh will whistle for a fly from the distant streams of Egypt, 1 and for a bee from the land of Assyria. 1
Isaiah 42:13Yahweh will go out as a warrior; as a man of war he will stir up his zeal. 1 He will shout, yes, he will roar his battle cries; he will show his enemies his power. 1
Jeremiah 30:7Woe! For that day will be great, with none like it. 1 It will be a time of anxiety for Jacob, but he will be rescued from it. 1
Ezekiel 22:14Will your heart stand, will your hands be strong on the days when I myself will deal with you? I, Yahweh, am declaring this, and I 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 →