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Bible in Basic English

And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:

New American Standard Bible

It will come about after this
That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.

King James Version

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Holman Bible

After this
I will pour out My Spirit on all humanity;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your old men will have dreams,
and your young men will see visions.

International Standard Version

"Then it will come about at a later time that I will pour out my Spirit on every person. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your elderly people will dream dreams, and your young people will see visions.

A Conservative Version

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy. Your old men shall dream dreams. Your young men shall see visions.

American Standard Version

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Amplified


“It shall come about after this
That I shall pour out My Spirit on all mankind;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will dream dreams,
Your young men will see visions.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

Julia Smith Translation

And it was after this I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters prophesied, your old men shall dream your young men shall see visions.

King James 2000

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And it will happen afterward thus: I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, and your elders will dream dreams; your young men shall see visions.

Modern King James verseion

And it shall be afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; your old men shall dream dreams; your young men shall see visions.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After this, will I pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

NET Bible

After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.

New Heart English Bible

"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

The Emphasized Bible

And it shall come to pass, afterwards, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters, shall prophesy, - your old men, shall dream, dreams, your young men, shall see, visions;

Webster

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

World English Bible

"It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

Youngs Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it shall come to pass afterward
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

that I will pour out
שׁפך 
Shaphak 
Usage: 115

my spirit
רוּח 
Ruwach 
Usage: 378

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

חלם 
Chalam 
to dream
Usage: 29

חלם חלום 
Chalowm 
Usage: 65

בּחר בּחוּר 
Bachuwr 
Usage: 46

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Joel 2:28

Images Joel 2:28

Prayers for Joel 2:28

Context Readings

Yahweh's Spirit Poured Out

27 And you will be certain that I am in Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other: and my people will never be shamed. 28 And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions: 29 And on the servants and the servant-girls in those days I will send my spirit.


Cross References

Ezekiel 39:29

And my face will no longer be covered from them: for I have sent the out-flowing of my spirit on the children of Israel, says the Lord.

Isaiah 32:15

Till the spirit comes on us from on high, and the waste land becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field is changed into a wood.

Isaiah 44:3

For I will send water on the land needing it, and streams on the dry earth: I will let my spirit come down on your seed, and my blessing on your offspring.

Zechariah 12:10

And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

Isaiah 40:5

And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.

John 7:39

This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

Acts 2:39

For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.

Acts 21:9

And he had four daughters, virgins, who were prophets.

Genesis 37:5-10

Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.

Numbers 12:6

And he said, Now give ear to my words: if there is a prophet among you I will give him knowledge of myself in a vision and will let my words come to him in a dream.

Proverbs 1:23

Be turned again by my sharp words: see, I will send the flow of my spirit on you, and make my words clear to you.

Isaiah 49:6

It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

Isaiah 54:13

And all your builders will be made wise by the Lord; and great will be the peace of your children.

Jeremiah 23:28

If a prophet has a dream, let him give out his dream; and he who has my word, let him give out my word in good faith. What has the dry stem to do with the grain? says the Lord.

Luke 3:6

And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

Acts 2:2-4

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was full of it.

Acts 2:16-21

But this is the thing which was said by the prophet Joel;

Acts 2:33

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

Acts 10:44-47

While Peter was saying these words, the Holy Spirit came on all those who were hearing the word.

Acts 11:15-18

And, while I was talking to them, the Holy Spirit came on them, as on us at first.

Acts 15:7-8

And when there had been much discussion, Peter got up and said to them, My brothers, you have knowledge that some time back it was God's pleasure that by my mouth the good news might be given to the Gentiles so that they might have faith.

Galatians 3:28

There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

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