7 They run like mighty men,
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break aranks.
They climb the wall like men of war;
Every one marches in formation,
And they do not break aranks.
8 They do not push one another;
Every one marches in his own1 column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not1 cut down.
Every one marches in his own1 column.
Though they lunge between the weapons,
They are not1 cut down.
9 They run to and fro in the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They aenter at the windows blike a thief.
They run on the wall;
They climb into the houses,
They aenter at the windows blike a thief.
10 aThe earth quakes before them,
The heavens tremble;
bThe sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
The heavens tremble;
bThe sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars diminish their brightness.
11 aThe Lord gives voice before His army,
For His camp is very great;
bFor strong is the One who executes His word.
For the cday of the Lord is great and very terrible;
dWho can endure it?
For His camp is very great;
bFor strong is the One who executes His word.
For the cday of the Lord is great and very terrible;
dWho can endure it?
A Call to Repentance
12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
a“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
a“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
13 So arend your heart, and not byour garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is cgracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is cgracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
14 aWho knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave ba blessing behind Him—
cA grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
And leave ba blessing behind Him—
cA grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?
16 Gather the people,
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
17 Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
The Land Refreshed
19 The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
20 “But aI will remove far from you bthe northern army,
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;
For athe open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
For athe open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And arejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the1 former rain faithfully,
And He bwill cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
And arejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the1 former rain faithfully,
And He bwill cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
25 “So I will restore to you the years athat the swarming locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall aeat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to bshame.
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to bshame.
27 Then you shall know that I am ain the midst of Israel:
bI am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
bI am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
God’s Spirit Poured Out
28 “Anda it shall come to pass afterward
That bI will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
cYour sons and your ddaughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
That bI will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
cYour sons and your ddaughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
31 aThe sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
bBefore the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
And the moon into blood,
bBefore the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass
That awhoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be1 saved.
For bin Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be1 deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among cthe remnant whom the Lord calls.
That awhoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be1 saved.
For bin Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be1 deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among cthe remnant whom the Lord calls.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Matthew Henry for Joel 2:8.
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