Joel 2
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| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | Blow ye the horn 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 at hand; |
| 2 | A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, As blackness spread upon the mountains; A great people and a mighty, There hath not been ever the like, Neither shall be any more after them, Even to the years of many generations. |
| 3 | A fire devoureth before them, And behind them a flame blazeth; The land is as the garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Yea, and nothing escapeth them. |
| 4 | The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; And as horsemen, so do they run. |
| 5 | Like the noise of chariots, On the tops of the mountains do they leap, Like the noise of a flame of fire That devoureth the stubble, As a mighty people set in battle array. |
| 6 | At their presence the peoples are in anguish; All faces have gathered blackness. |
| 7 | They run like mighty men, They climb the wall like men of war; And they move on every one in his ways, And they entangle not their paths. |
| 8 | Neither doth one thrust another, They march every one in his highway; And they break through the weapons, And suffer no harm. |
| 9 | They leap upon the city, They run upon the wall, They climb up into the houses; They enter in at the windows like a thief. |
| 10 | Before them the earth quaketh, The heavens tremble; The sun and the moon are become black, And the stars withdraw their shining. |
| 11 | And the LORD uttereth His voice before His army; For His camp is very great, For he is mighty that executeth His word; For great is the day of the LORD and very terrible; And who can abide it? |
| 12 | Yet even now, saith the LORD, Turn ye unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, and with lamentation; |
| 13 | And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn unto the LORD your God; For He is gracious and compassionate, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy, And repenteth Him of the evil. |
| 14 | Who knoweth whether He will not turn and repent, And leave a blessing behind Him, Even a meal-offering and a drink-offering Unto the LORD your God? |
| 15 | Blow the horn 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 from his chamber, And the bride out of her pavilion. |
| 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 Thy heritage to reproach, That the nations should make them a byword: Wherefore should they say among the peoples: Where is their God?’ |
| 18 | Then was the LORD jealous for His land, And had pity on His people. |
| 19 | And the LORD answered and said 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 nations; |
| 20 | But I will remove far off from you the northern one, And will drive him into a land barren and desolate, With his face toward the eastern sea, And his hinder part toward the western sea; that his foulness may come up, and his ill savour may come up, because he hath done great things.’ |
| 21 | Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things. |
| 22 | Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its 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 giveth you the former rain in just measure, And He causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, at the first. |
| 24 | And the floors shall be full of corn, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. |
| 25 | And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpiller, and the palmer-worm, My great army which I sent among you. . |
| 26 | And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall 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 there is none else; and My people shall never be ashamed. |
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