Joel 2:28-32
New International Version
The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit(A) on all people.(B)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(C)
your old men will dream dreams,(D)
your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(E) both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(F)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(G)
and on the earth,(H)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(I)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(J)
32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(K) will be saved;(L)
for on Mount Zion(M) and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,(N)
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(O)
whom the Lord calls.[a](P)
Footnotes
- Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.
Joel 3:12-21
New International Version
12 “Let the nations be roused;
let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(A)
for there I will sit
to judge(B) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(C)
for the harvest(D) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(E)
for the winepress(F) is full
and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes,(G) multitudes
in the valley(H) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(I) is near
in the valley of decision.(J)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(K)
16 The Lord will roar(L) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(M)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(N)
But the Lord will be a refuge(O) for his people,
a stronghold(P) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(Q) that I, the Lord your God,(R)
dwell in Zion,(S) my holy hill.(T)
Jerusalem will be holy;(U)
never again will foreigners invade her.(V)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(W)
and the hills will flow with milk;(X)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(Y)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(Z)
and will water the valley of acacias.[a](AA)
19 But Egypt(AB) will be desolate,
Edom(AC) a desert waste,
because of violence(AD) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(AE)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(AF)
No, I will not.(AG)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(AH)
Footnotes
- Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim
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