Joel 3:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Roar

And the heavens

Hope

And the strength

Bible References

Roar

The voice of the Lord thunders as he leads his army. Indeed, his warriors are innumerable; Surely his command is carried out! Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome and very terrifying -- who can survive it?

The Lord emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells, he shows his enemies his power.

"Then, Jeremiah, make the following prophecy against them: 'Like a lion about to attack, the Lord will roar from the heights of heaven; from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly. He will roar mightily against his land. He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes against all those who live on the earth.

He will roar like a lion, and they will follow the Lord; when he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

Amos said: "The Lord comes roaring out of Zion; from Jerusalem he comes bellowing! The shepherds' pastures wilt; the summit of Carmel withers."

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The sovereign Lord has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?

And the heavens

The earth quakes before them; the sky reverberates. The sun and the moon grow dark; the stars refuse to shine.

In my zeal, in the fire of my fury, I declare that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: 'In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground.

Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too."

Just then a major earthquake took place and a tenth of the city collapsed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.

Then there were flashes of lightning, roaring, and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake -- an earthquake unequaled since humanity has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

Hope

The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

As for you, the one who lives in the shelter of the sovereign One, and resides in the protective shadow of the mighty king --

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.

I am ready to vindicate, I am ready to deliver, I will establish justice among the nations. The coastlands wait patiently for me; they wait in anticipation for the revelation of my power.

And the strength

The Preeminent One of Israel does not go back on his word or change his mind, for he is not a human being who changes his mind."

The Lord gives his people strength; the Lord grants his people security.

"I (says the Lord) will strengthen the kingdom of Judah and deliver the people of Joseph and will bring them back because of my compassion for them. They will be as though I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and therefore I will hear them.

Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, 'The inhabitants of Jerusalem are a means of strength to us through their God, the Lord who rules over all.'