Joel 2:12

10 ^aThe earth quakes before them,
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?

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.”

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.

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?

15 ^aBlow the¹ trumpet in Zion,
^bConsecrate a fast,
Call a sacred assembly;

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.

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?’ ”

The Land Refreshed

18 Then the Lord will ^abe zealous for His land,
And pity His people.

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.

Commentaries:

Other entries containing Joel 2:12:

Leviticus 23:24
Leviticus 23:27
Joel 1:4
Joel 2:11
Joel 3:9
Revelation 19:19

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