Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Compare Ezekiel 38:18-22). The victories of the Jews over their cruel foe Antiochus, under the Maccabees, may be a reference of this prophecy; but the ultimate reference is to the last Antichrist, of whom Antiochus was the type. Jerusalem being the central seat of the theocracy (Psalms 132:13), it is from thence that Jehovah discomfits the foe.
roar—as a lion (Jeremiah 25:30; Amos 1:2; Amos 3:8). Compare as to Jehovah's voice thundering, Psalms 18:13; Habakkuk 3:10-11.
Lord . . . the hope of his people—or, "their refuge" (Psalms 46:1).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joel 3:16:
Jeremiah 25:30
Ezekiel 38:19
Hosea 11:10
Amos 1:2
Zechariah 12:5
Revelation 19:20
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