Joel:2

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nasb @Joel:2:1 @Blow a trumpet in Zion , And sound an alarm on My holy mountain ! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble , For the day of the LORD is coming ; Surely it is near , nasb @Joel:2:2 @A day of darkness and gloom , A day of clouds and thick darkness . As the dawn is spread over the mountains , So there is a great and mighty people ; There has never been anything like it , Nor will there be again after it To the years of many generations . nasb @Joel:2:3 @A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns . The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them , And nothing at all escapes them . nasb @Joel:2:4 @Their appearance is like the appearance of horses ; And like war horses , so they run . nasb @Joel:2:5 @With a noise as of chariots They leap on the tops of the mountains , Like the crackling of a flame of fire consuming the stubble , Like a mighty people arranged for battle . nasb @Joel:2:6 @Before them the people are in anguish ; All faces turn pale . nasb @Joel:2:7 @They run like mighty men , They climb the wall like soldiers ; And they each march in line , Nor do they deviate from their paths . nasb @Joel:2:8 @They do not crowd each other , They march everyone in his path ; When they burst through the defenses , They do not break ranks . nasb @Joel:2:9 @They rush on the city , They run on the wall ; They climb into the houses , They enter through the windows like a thief . nasb @Joel:2:10 @Before them the earth quakes , The heavens tremble , The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness . nasb @Joel:2:11 @The LORD utters His voice before His army ; Surely His camp is very great , For strong is he who carries out His word . The day of the LORD is indeed great and very awesome , And who can endure it ? nasb @Joel:2:12 " @Yet even now ," declares the LORD , " Return to Me with all your heart , And with fasting , weeping and mourning ; nasb @Joel:2:13 @And rend your heart and not your garments ." Now return to the LORD your God , For He is gracious and compassionate , Slow to anger , abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil . nasb @Joel:2:14 @Who knows whether He will not turn and relent And leave a blessing behind Him , Even a grain offering and a drink offering For the LORD your God ? nasb @Joel:2:15 @Blow a trumpet in Zion , Consecrate a fast , proclaim a solemn assembly , nasb @Joel:2:16 @Gather the people , sanctify the congregation , Assemble the elders , Gather the children and the nursing infants . Let the bridegroom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber . nasb @Joel:2:17 @Let the priests , the LORD 'S ministers , Weep between the porch and the altar , And let them say , " Spare Your people , O LORD , And do not make Your inheritance a reproach , A byword among the nations . Why should they among the peoples say , ' Where is their God ?'" nasb @Joel:2:18 @Then the LORD will be zealous for His land And will have pity on His people . nasb @Joel:2:19 @The LORD will answer and say to His people , "Behold , I am going to send you grain , new wine and oil , And you will be satisfied in full with them ; And I will never again make you a reproach among the nations . nasb @Joel:2:20 " @But I will remove the northern army far from you , And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land , And its vanguard into the eastern sea , And its rear guard into the western sea . And its stench will arise and its foul smell will come up , For it has done great things ." nasb @Joel:2:21 @Do not fear , O land , rejoice and be glad , For the LORD has done great things . nasb @Joel:2:22 @Do not fear , beasts of the field , For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green , For the tree has borne its fruit , The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full . nasb @Joel:2:23 @So rejoice , O sons of Zion , And be glad in the LORD your God ; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication . And He has poured down for you the rain , The early and latter rain as before . nasb @Joel:2:24 @The threshing floors will be full of grain , And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil . nasb @Joel:2:25 " @Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten , The creeping locust , the stripping locust and the gnawing locust , My great army which I sent among you . nasb @Joel:2:26 " @You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied And praise the name of the LORD your God , Who has dealt wondrously with you ; Then My people will never be put to shame . nasb @Joel:2:27 " @Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel , And that I am the LORD your God , And there is no other ; And My people will never be put to shame . nasb @Joel:2:28 " @ 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 . nasb @Joel:2:29 " @Even on the male and female servants I will pour out My Spirit in those days . nasb @Joel:2:30 " @I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth , Blood , fire and columns of smoke . nasb @Joel:2:31 " @The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes . nasb @Joel:2:32 " @And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the LORD Will be delivered ; For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem There will be those who escape , As the LORD has said , Even among the survivors whom the LORD calls .

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