Joel 2:1-6 (Holman Christian Standard)
1
Blow the horn in Zion;a sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the residents of the land tremble, for the Day of the Lord is coming; in fact, it is near-
2
a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and dense overcast,b like the dawn spreading over the mountains; a great and strong people [appears], such as never existed in ages past and never will again in all the generations to come.
3
A fire destroysc in front of them, and behind them a flame devours. The land in front of them is like the Garden of Eden,d but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland; there is no escape from them.
4
Their appearance is like that of horses, and they gallop like war horses.
5
They bound on the tops of the mountains. Their sound is like the sound of chariots, like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble, like a mighty army deployed for war.
6
Nations writhe in horror before them; all faces turn pale.e
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a.
Joel 2:1 - Jl 2:15; Jr 4:5; 51:27
b.
Joel 2:2 - Isa 60:2; Zph 1:15
c.
Joel 2:3 - Lit consumes
d.
Joel 2:3 - Gn 2:8-15; Ezk 36:35
e.
Joel 2:6 - Nah 2:10