“1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy
mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of
the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of
gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread
upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been
ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years
of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a
flame burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and
behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4
The appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses; and as
horsemen, so shall they run. 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of
mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that
devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 6 Before
their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather
blackness. 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall
like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they
shall not break their ranks: 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they
shall walk every one in his path: and [when] they fall upon the sword,
they shall not be wounded. 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they
shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall
enter in at the windows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before
them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and
the stars shall withdraw their shining: 11 And the LORD shall utter his
voice before his army: for his camp [is] very great: for [he is] strong
that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD [is] great and very
terrible; and who can abide it?”
“12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to me with all
your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your
God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great
kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth [if] he will
return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; [even] a meat
offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? 15 Blow the
trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 16 Gather the
people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the
children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth
of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 17 Let the priests, the
ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let
them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to
reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they
say among the people, Where [is] their God?”
“18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will
send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith:
and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 But I will
remove far off from you the northern [army], and will drive him into a
land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his
hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his
ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. 21 Fear
not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the
wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and
the vine do yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion,
and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain
moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former
rain, and the latter rain in the first [month]. 24 And the floors shall
be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25 And
I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the
cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which
I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and
praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with
you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I
[am] in the midst of Israel, and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and
none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.”
“28 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: 29
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I
pour out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the
earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned
into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the
terrible day of the LORD come. 32 And it shall come to pass, [that]
whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in
mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said,
and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.” (Joel 2:1-32 AV)
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