Joel 2 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Joel 3

¹“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

KJVFor, behold, in those days^H3117, and in that time^H6256, when I shall bring again^H7725^(H8686)^(H8675)^H7725^(H8799) the captivity^H7622 of Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem^H3389,

² I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment on them there for my people, and for my heritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. They have divided my land,

KJVI will also gather^H6908^(H8765) all nations^H1471, and will bring them down^H3381^(H8689) into the valley^H6010 of Jehoshaphat^H3092, and will plead^H8199^(H8738) with them there for my people^H5971 and for my heritage^H5159 Israel^H3478, whom they have scattered^H6340^(H8765) among the nations^H1471, and parted^H2505^(H8765) my land^H776.

³ and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

KJVAnd they have cast^H3032^(H8804) lots^H1486 for my people^H5971; and have given^H5414^(H8799) a boy^H3206 for an harlot^H2181^(H8802), and sold^H4376^(H8804) a girl^H3207 for wine^H3196, that they might drink^H8354^(H8799).

⁴ “Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head.

KJVYea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre^H6865, and Zidon^H6721, and all the coasts^H1552 of Palestine^H6429? will ye render^H7999^(H8764) me a recompence^H1576? and if ye recompense^H1580^(H8802) me, swiftly^H7031 and speedily^H4120 will I return^H7725^(H8686) your recompence^H1576 upon your own head^H7218;

⁵ Because you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my finest treasures into your temples,

KJVBecause ye have taken^H3947^(H8804) my silver^H3701 and my gold^H2091, and have carried^H935^(H8689) into your temples^H1964 my goodly^H2896 pleasant things^H4261:

⁶ and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.

KJVThe children^H1121 also of Judah^H3063 and the children^H1121 of Jerusalem^H3389 have ye sold^H4376^(H8804) unto the Grecians^H3125^H1121, that ye might remove them far^H7368^(H8687) from their border^H1366.

⁷ Behold, I will stir them up out of the place where you have sold them, and will return your repayment on your own head;

KJVBehold, I will raise^H5782^(H8688) them out of the place^H4725 whither ye have sold^H4376^(H8804) them, and will return^H7725^(H8689) your recompence^H1576 upon your own head^H7218:

⁸ and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the men of Sheba, to a faraway nation, for Yahweh has spoken it.”

KJVAnd I will sell^H4376^(H8804) your sons^H1121 and your daughters^H1323 into the hand^H3027 of the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063, and they shall sell^H4376^(H8804) them to the Sabeans^H7615, to a people^H1471 far off^H7350: for the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) it.

⁹ Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.

KJVProclaim^H7121^(H8798) ye this among the Gentiles^H1471; Prepare^H6942^(H8761) war^H4421, wake up^H5782^(H8685) the mighty men^H1368, let all the men^H582 of war^H4421 draw near^H5066^(H8799); let them come up^H5927^(H8799):

¹⁰ Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’

KJVBeat^H3807^(H8798) your plowshares^H855 into swords^H2719, and your pruninghooks^H4211 into spears^H7420: let the weak^H2523 say^H559^(H8799), I am strong^H1368.

¹¹ Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves together.” Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Yahweh.

KJVAssemble^H5789^(H8798) yourselves, and come^H935^(H8798), all ye heathen^H1471, and gather yourselves together^H6908^(H8738) round about^H5439: thither cause thy mighty ones^H1368 to come down^H5181^(H8685), O LORD^H3068.

¹² “Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

KJVLet the heathen^H1471 be wakened^H5782^(H8735), and come up^H5927^(H8799) to the valley^H6010 of Jehoshaphat^H3092: for there will I sit^H3427^(H8799) to judge^H8199^(H8800) all the heathen^H1471 round about^H5439.

¹³ Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.”

KJVPut^H7971^(H8798) ye in the sickle^H4038, for the harvest^H7105 is ripe^H1310^(H8804): come^H935^(H8798), get you down^H3381^(H8798); for the press^H1660 is full^H4390^(H8804), the fats^H3342 overflow^H7783^(H8689); for their wickedness^H7451 is great^H7227.

¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near in the valley of decision.

KJVMultitudes^H1995, multitudes^H1995 in the valley^H6010 of decision^H2742: for the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is near^H7138 in the valley^H6010 of decision^H2742.

¹⁵ The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

KJVThe sun^H8121 and the moon^H3394 shall be darkened^H6937^(H8804), and the stars^H3556 shall withdraw^H622^(H8804) their shining^H5051.

¹⁶ Yahweh will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 also shall roar^H7580^(H8799) out of Zion^H6726, and utter^H5414^(H8799) his voice^H6963 from Jerusalem^H3389; and the heavens^H8064 and the earth^H776 shall shake^H7493^(H8804): but the LORD^H3068 will be the hope^H4268 of his people^H5971, and the strength^H4581 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁷ “So you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and no strangers will pass through her any more.

KJVSo shall ye know^H3045^(H8804) that I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430 dwelling^H7931^(H8802) in Zion^H6726, my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022: then shall Jerusalem^H3389 be holy^H6944, and there shall no strangers^H2114^(H8801) pass through^H5674^(H8799) her any more.

¹⁸ It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters; and a fountain will flow out from Yahweh’s house, and will water the valley of Shittim.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in that day^H3117, that the mountains^H2022 shall drop down^H5197^(H8799) new wine^H6071, and the hills^H1389 shall flow^H3212^(H8799) with milk^H2461, and all the rivers^H650 of Judah^H3063 shall flow^H3212^(H8799) with waters^H4325, and a fountain^H4599 shall come forth^H3318^(H8799) of the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068, and shall water^H8248^(H8689) the valley^H5158 of Shittim^H7851.

¹⁹ Egypt will be a desolation and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

KJVEgypt^H4714 shall be a desolation^H8077, and Edom^H123 shall be a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057, for the violence^H2555 against the children^H1121 of Judah^H3063, because they have shed^H8210^(H8804) innocent^H5355 blood^H1818 in their land^H776.

²⁰ But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

KJVBut Judah^H3063 shall dwell^H3427^(H8799) for ever^H5769, and Jerusalem^H3389 from generation^H1755 to generation^H1755.

²¹ I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed, for Yahweh dwells in Zion.”

KJVFor I will cleanse^H5352^(H8765) their blood^H1818 that I have not cleansed^H5352^(H8765): for the LORD^H3068 dwelleth^H7931^(H8802) in Zion^H6726.

WEB·Joel 2

¹Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand:

KJVBlow^H8628^(H8798) ye the trumpet^H7782 in Zion^H6726, and sound an alarm^H7321^(H8685) in my holy^H6944 mountain^H2022: let all the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776 tremble^H7264^(H8799): for the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 cometh^H935^(H8804), for it is nigh at hand^H7138;

² A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.

KJVA day^H3117 of darkness^H2822 and of gloominess^H653, a day^H3117 of clouds^H6051 and of thick darkness^H6205, as the morning^H7837 spread^H6566^(H8803) upon the mountains^H2022: a great^H7227 people^H5971 and a strong^H6099; there hath not been^H1961^(H8738) ever^H5769 the like, neither shall be any more^H3254^(H8686) after^H310 it, even to the years^H8141 of many^H1755 generations^H1755.

³ A fire devours before them, and behind them, a flame burns. The land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them, a desolate wilderness. Yes, and no one has escaped them.

KJVA fire^H784 devoureth^H398^(H8804) before^H6440 them; and behind^H310 them a flame^H3852 burneth^H3857^(H8762): the land^H776 is as the garden^H1588 of Eden^H5731 before^H6440 them, and behind^H310 them a desolate^H8077 wilderness^H4057; yea, and nothing shall escape^H6413 them.

⁴ Their appearance is as the appearance of horses, and they run as horsemen.

KJVThe appearance^H4758 of them is as the appearance^H4758 of horses^H5483; and as horsemen^H6571, so shall they run^H7323^(H8799).

⁵ Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains, they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devours the stubble, like a strong people set in battle array.

KJVLike the noise^H6963 of chariots^H4818 on the tops^H7218 of mountains^H2022 shall they leap^H7540^(H8762), like the noise^H6963 of a flame^H3851 of fire^H784 that devoureth^H398^(H8802) the stubble^H7179, as a strong^H6099 people^H5971 set in battle^H4421 array^H6186^(H8803).

⁶ At their presence the peoples are in anguish. All faces have grown pale.

KJVBefore their face^H6440 the people^H5971 shall be much pained^H2342^(H8799): all faces^H6440 shall gather^H6908^(H8765) blackness^H6289.

⁷ They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don’t swerve off course.

KJVThey shall run^H7323^(H8799) like mighty men^H1368; they shall climb^H5927^(H8799) the wall^H2346 like men^H582 of war^H4421; and they shall march^H3212^(H8799) every one^H376 on his ways^H1870, and they shall not break^H5670^(H8762) their ranks^H734:

⁸ One doesn’t jostle another. They each march in their own path. They burst through the defenses and don’t break ranks.

KJVNeither shall one^H376 thrust^H1766^(H8799) another^H251; they shall walk^H3212^(H8799) every one^H1397 in his path^H4546: and when they fall^H5307^(H8799) upon the sword^H7973, they shall not be wounded^H1214^(H8799).

⁹ They rush on the city. They run on the wall. They climb up into the houses. They enter in at the windows like thieves.

KJVThey shall run to and fro^H8264^(H8799) in the city^H5892; they shall run^H7323^(H8799) upon the wall^H2346, they shall climb up^H5927^(H8799) upon the houses^H1004; they shall enter in^H935^(H8799) at the windows^H2474 like a thief^H1590.

¹⁰ The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

KJVThe earth^H776 shall quake^H7264^(H8804) before^H6440 them; the heavens^H8064 shall tremble^H7493^(H8804): the sun^H8121 and the moon^H3394 shall be dark^H6937^(H8804), and the stars^H3556 shall withdraw^H622^(H8804) their shining^H5051:

¹¹ Yahweh thunders his voice before his army, for his forces are very great; for he is strong who obeys his command; for the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, and who can endure it?

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 shall utter^H5414^(H8804) his voice^H6963 before^H6440 his army^H2428: for his camp^H4264 is very^H3966 great^H7227: for he is strong^H6099 that executeth^H6213^(H8802) his word^H1697: for the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is great^H1419 and very^H3966 terrible^H3372^(H8737); and who can abide^H3557^(H8686) it?

¹² “Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”

KJVTherefore also now, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, turn^H7725^(H8798) ye even to me with all your heart^H3824, and with fasting^H6685, and with weeping^H1065, and with mourning^H4553:

¹³ Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

KJVAnd rend^H7167^(H8798) your heart^H3824, and not your garments^H899, and turn^H7725^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430: for he is gracious^H2587 and merciful^H7349, slow^H750 to anger^H639, and of great^H7227 kindness^H2617, and repenteth^H5162^(H8737) him of the evil^H7451.

¹⁴ Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering to Yahweh, your God.

KJVWho knoweth^H3045^(H8802) if he will return^H7725^(H8799) and repent^H5162^(H8738), and leave^H7604^(H8689) a blessing^H1293 behind^H310 him; even a meat offering^H4503 and a drink offering^H5262 unto the LORD^H3068 your God^H430?

¹⁵ Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.

KJVBlow^H8628^(H8798) the trumpet^H7782 in Zion^H6726, sanctify^H6942^(H8761) a fast^H6685, call^H7121^(H8798) a solemn assembly^H6116:

¹⁶ Gather the people. Sanctify the assembly. Assemble the elders. Gather the children, and those who nurse from breasts. Let the bridegroom go out of his room, and the bride out of her chamber.

KJVGather^H622^(H8798) the people^H5971, sanctify^H6942^(H8761) the congregation^H6951, assemble^H6908^(H8798) the elders^H2205, gather^H622^(H8798) the children^H5768, and those that suck^H3243^(H8802) the breasts^H7699: let the bridegroom^H2860 go forth^H3318^(H8799) of his chamber^H2315, and the bride^H3618 out of her closet^H2646.

¹⁷ Let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and don’t give your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”

KJVLet the priests^H3548, the ministers^H8334^(H8764) of the LORD^H3068, weep^H1058^(H8799) between the porch^H197 and the altar^H4196, and let them say^H559^(H8799), Spare^H2347^(H8798) thy people^H5971, O LORD^H3068, and give^H5414^(H8799) not thine heritage^H5159 to reproach^H2781, that the heathen^H1471 should rule over^H4910^(H8800) them: wherefore should they say^H559^(H8799) among the people^H5971, Where is their God^H430?

¹⁸ Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

KJVThen will the LORD^H3068 be jealous^H7065^(H8762) for his land^H776, and pity^H2550^(H8799) his people^H5971.

¹⁹ Yahweh answered his people, “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied with them; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.

KJVYea, the LORD^H3068 will answer^H6030^(H8799) and say^H559^(H8799) unto his people^H5971, Behold, I will send^H7971^(H8802) you corn^H1715, and wine^H8492, and oil^H3323, and ye shall be satisfied^H7646^(H8804) therewith: and I will no more make^H5414^(H8799) you a reproach^H2781 among the heathen^H1471:

²⁰ But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its back into the western sea; and its stench will come up, and its bad smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things.

KJVBut I will remove far off^H7368^(H8686) from you the northern^H6830 army, and will drive^H5080^(H8689) him into a land^H776 barren^H6723 and desolate^H8077, with his face^H6440 toward the east^H6931 sea^H3220, and his hinder part^H5490 toward the utmost^H314 sea^H3220, and his stink^H889 shall come up^H5927^(H8804), and his ill savour^H6709 shall come up^H5927^(H8799), because he hath done^H6213^(H8800) great things^H1431^(H8689).

²¹ Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) not, O land^H127; be glad^H1523^(H8798) and rejoice^H8055^(H8798): for the LORD^H3068 will do^H6213^(H8800) great things^H1431^(H8689).

²² Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness spring up, for the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

KJVBe not afraid^H3372^(H8799), ye beasts^H929 of the field^H7704: for the pastures^H4999 of the wilderness^H4057 do spring^H1876^(H8804), for the tree^H6086 beareth^H5375^(H8804) her fruit^H6529, the fig tree^H8384 and the vine^H1612 do yield^H5414^(H8804) their strength^H2428.

²³ “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God; for he gives you the early rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain, as before.

KJVBe glad^H1523^(H8798) then, ye children^H1121 of Zion^H6726, and rejoice^H8055^(H8798) in the LORD^H3068 your God^H430: for he hath given^H5414^(H8804) you the former rain^H4175 moderately^H6666, and he will cause to come down^H3381^(H8686) for you the rain^H1653, the former rain^H4175, and the latter rain^H4456 in the first^H7223 month.

²⁴ The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

KJVAnd the floors^H1637 shall be full^H4390^(H8804) of wheat^H1250, and the fats^H3342 shall overflow^H7783^(H8689) with wine^H8492 and oil^H3323.

²⁵ I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.

KJVAnd I will restore^H7999^(H8765) to you the years^H8141 that the locust^H697 hath eaten^H398^(H8804), the cankerworm^H3218, and the caterpiller^H2625, and the palmerworm^H1501, my great^H1419 army^H2428 which I sent^H7971^(H8765) among you.

²⁶ You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied, and will praise the name of Yahweh, your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; and my people will never again be disappointed.

KJVAnd ye shall eat^H398^(H8804) in plenty^H398^(H8800), and be satisfied^H7646^(H8800), and praise^H1984^(H8765) the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, that hath dealt^H6213^(H8804) wondrously^H6381^(H8687) with you: and my people^H5971 shall never^H5769 be ashamed^H954^(H8799).

²⁷ You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never again be disappointed.

KJVAnd ye shall know^H3045^(H8804) that I am in the midst^H7130 of Israel^H3478, and that I am the LORD^H3068 your God^H430, and none else: and my people^H5971 shall never^H5769 be ashamed^H954^(H8799).

²⁸ “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.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass afterward^H310, that I will pour out^H8210^(H8799) my spirit^H7307 upon all flesh^H1320; and your sons^H1121 and your daughters^H1323 shall prophesy^H5012^(H8738), your old men^H2205 shall dream^H2492^(H8799) dreams^H2472, your young men^H970 shall see^H7200^(H8799) visions^H2384:

²⁹ And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.

KJVAnd also upon the servants^H5650 and upon the handmaids^H8198 in those days^H3117 will I pour out^H8210^(H8799) my spirit^H7307.

³⁰ I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.

KJVAnd I will shew^H5414^(H8804) wonders^H4159 in the heavens^H8064 and in the earth^H776, blood^H1818, and fire^H784, and pillars^H8490 of smoke^H6227.

³¹ The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.

KJVThe sun^H8121 shall be turned^H2015^(H8735) into darkness^H2822, and the moon^H3394 into blood^H1818, before^H6440 the great^H1419 and the terrible^H3372^(H8737) day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 come^H935^(H8800).

³² It will happen that whoever will call on Yahweh’s name shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the remnant, those whom Yahweh calls.

KJVAnd it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call^H7121^(H8799) on the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068 shall be delivered^H4422^(H8735): for in mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 and in Jerusalem^H3389 shall be deliverance^H6413, as the LORD^H3068 hath said^H559^(H8804), and in the remnant^H8300 whom the LORD^H3068 shall call^H7121^(H8802).

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