Thematic Bible
Joel 2:1 (show verse)
sound the alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the residents of the land tremble,
for the Day of the Lord is coming;
in fact, it is near—
Joel 2:2 (show verse)
a day of clouds and dense overcast,
like the dawn spreading over the mountains;
a great and strong people
such as never existed in ages past
and never will again
in all the generations to come.
Joel 2:3 (show verse)
and behind them a flame devours.
The land in front of them
is like the Garden of Eden,
but behind them,
it is like a desert wasteland;
there is no escape from them.
Joel 2:4 (show verse)
and they gallop like war horses.
Joel 2:5 (show verse)
Their sound is like the sound of chariots,
like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble,
like a mighty army deployed for war.
Joel 2:6 (show verse)
all faces turn pale.
Joel 2:7 (show verse)
they scale walls as men of war do.
Each goes on his own path,
and they do not change their course.
Joel 2:8 (show verse)
each man proceeds on his own path.
They dodge the arrows, never stopping.
Joel 2:9 (show verse)
they run on the wall;
they climb into the houses;
they enter through the windows like thieves.
Joel 2:10 (show verse)
the sky shakes.
The sun and moon grow dark,
and the stars cease their shining.
Joel 2:11 (show verse)
in the presence of His army.
His camp is very large;
Those who carry out His command are powerful.
Indeed, the Day of the Lord is terrible and dreadful
who can endure it?
Joel 2:12 (show verse)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
turn to Me with all your heart,
with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
Joel 2:13 (show verse)
not just your clothes,
and return to the Lord your God.
For He is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, rich in faithful love,
and He relents from sending disaster.
Joel 2:14 (show verse)
and leave a blessing behind Him,
so you can offer grain and wine
to the Lord your God.
No Themes for this verse.
Joel 2:15 (show verse)
Announce a sacred fast;
proclaim an assembly.
Joel 2:16 (show verse)
sanctify the congregation;
assemble the aged;
gather the children,
even those nursing at the breast.
Let the groom leave his bedroom,
and the bride her honeymoon chamber.
Joel 2:17 (show verse)
weep between the portico and the altar.
Let them say:
“Have pity on Your people, Lord,
and do not make Your inheritance a disgrace,
an object of scorn among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”
Joel 2:18 (show verse)
Then the Lord became jealous for His land and spared His people.
No Themes for this verse.
Joel 2:19 (show verse)
The Lord answered His people:
Look, I am about to send you
grain, new wine, and olive oil.
You will be satiated with them,
and I will no longer make you
a disgrace among the nations.
grain, new wine, and olive oil.
You will be satiated with them,
and I will no longer make you
a disgrace among the nations.
Joel 2:20 (show verse)
and banish him to a dry and desolate land,
his front ranks into the Dead Sea,
and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea.
His stench will rise;
yes, his rotten smell will rise,
for he has done catastrophic things.
Joel 2:21 (show verse)
rejoice and be glad,
for the Lord has done great things.
Joel 2:22 (show verse)
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.
Joel 2:23 (show verse)
in the Lord your God,
because He gives you the autumn rain
for your vindication.
He sends showers for you,
both autumn and spring rain
Joel 2:24 (show verse)
and the vats will overflow
with new wine and olive oil.
Joel 2:25 (show verse)
that the swarming locust ate,
the young locust, the destroying locust,
and the devouring locust—
My great army that I sent against you.
Joel 2:26 (show verse)
You will praise the name of Yahweh your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you.
My people will never again be put to shame.
Joel 2:27 (show verse)
and that I am Yahweh your God,
and there is no other.
My people will never again be put to shame.
Joel 2:28 (show verse)
I will pour out My Spirit
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your old men will have dreams,
and your young men will see visions.
Joel 2:29 (show verse)
on the male and female slaves in those days.
Joel 2:30 (show verse)
in the heavens and on the earth:
blood, fire, and columns of smoke.
Joel 2:31 (show verse)
and the moon to blood
before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes.
Joel 2:32 (show verse)
on the name of Yahweh will be saved,
for there will be an escape
for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
as the Lord promised,
among the survivors the Lord calls.