Joel 2:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Joel 2:16

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.

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.”

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Interlinear Bible for Joel 2:16:

Gather
'acaph (#622) the people,
`am (#5971) sanctify
qadash (#6942) the congregation,
qahal (#6951) assemble
qabats (#6908) the elders,
zaqen (#2205) gather
'acaph (#622) the children,
`owlel (#5768) and those that suck
yanaq (#3243) the breasts:
shad (#7699) let the bridegroom
chathan (#2860) go forth
yatsa' (#3318) of his chamber,
min (#4480) and the bride
kallah (#3618) out of her closet.
min (#4480)

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