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Joel 2:1-17 — The Day of the Lord
Joel.2.1-17
1Blow a ram's horn in Zion, and raise a shout on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh is coming; indeed, it is near: 2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn spread over the mountains, a great and mighty people comes; there has never been anything like it from of old, nor will there ever be again after it, even to the years of many generations. 3Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the garden of Eden, and behind them a desolate wilderness; and indeed, nothing escapes them. 4Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like warhorses, so they run. 5Like the sound of chariots on the tops of the mountains they leap, like the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, like a mighty people drawn up for battle. 6Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale. 7Like mighty men they run; like men of war they scale the wall. Each one marches on his way, and they do not swerve from their paths. 8They do not jostle one another; each man marches in his own path. They plunge through the weapons and do not break ranks. 9They rush upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter through the windows like a thief . 10Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their shining. 11Yahweh raises his voice before his army, for his camp is very great; for mighty is he who executes his word. For the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, and who can endure it? 12“Yet even now,” declares Yahweh, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” 13Tear your hearts and not your garments, and return to Yahweh your God; for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and he relents from sending disaster. 14Who knows? He may turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him—a grain offering and a drink offering for Yahweh your God. 15Blow a ram's horn in Zion; consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly. 16Gather the people; sanctify the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber. 17Between the porch and the altar let the priests, the ministers of Yahweh, weep, and let them say, “Have pity, Yahweh, on your people, and do not make your heritage a reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, 'Where is their God?'”
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4/11/2026
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