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Joel 2:12-26
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Joel 2:12-26
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
12 Now therefore saith the Lord: Be converted to me with all your heart, in fasting, and in weeping, and in mourning.
13 And rend your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the evil.
14 Who knoweth but he will return, and forgive, and leave a blessing behind him, sacrifice and libation to the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly,
16 Gather together the people, sanctify the church, assemble the ancients, gather together the little ones, and them that suck at the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth from his bed, and the bride out of her bride chamber.
17 Between the porch and the altar the priests the Lord's ministers shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people: and give not thy inheritance to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations: Where is their God?
18 The Lord hath been zealous for his land, and hath spared his people.
19 And the Lord answered and said to his people: Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be filled with them: and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
20 And I will remove far off from you the northern enemy: and I will drive him into a land unpassable, and desert, with his face towards the east sea, and his hinder part towards the utmost sea: and his stench shall ascend, and his rottenness shall go up, because he hath done proudly.
21 Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice: for the Lord hath done great things.
22 Fear not, ye beasts of the fields: for the beautiful places of the wilderness are sprung, for the tree hath brought forth its fruit, the fig tree, and the vine have yielded their strength.
23 And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning.
24 And the floors shall be filled with wheat, and the presses shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 And I will restore to you the ears which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm have eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.
26 And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled: and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God, who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be confounded for ever.
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Joel 2:12-26
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Joel 2:12-26
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Rend Your Heart
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return(A) to me with all your heart,(B)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart(C)
and not your garments.(D)
Return(E) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(F)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(G)
and he relents from sending calamity.(H)
14 Who knows? He may turn(I) and relent(J)
and leave behind a blessing(K)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(L)
for the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet(M) in Zion,(N)
declare a holy fast,(O)
call a sacred assembly.(P)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(Q) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(R)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(S) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(T) before the Lord,
weep(U) between the portico and the altar.(V)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(W)
a byword(X) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(Y)’”
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(AB) and olive oil,(AC)
enough to satisfy you fully;(AD)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(AE) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(AF) far from you,
pushing it into a parched and barren land;
its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea
and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea.
And its stench(AG) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(AH) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(AI)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(AJ)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(AK)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(AL) and the vine(AM) yield their riches.(AN)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(AO) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(AP)
He sends you abundant showers,(AQ)
both autumn(AR) and spring rains,(AS) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(AT) with new wine(AU) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(AV) have eaten(AW)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[b]—
my great army(AX) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(AY)
and you will praise(AZ) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(BA) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(BB)
Joel 3:12-21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Joel 3:12-21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
12 Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all nations round about.
13 Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.
14 Nations, nations in the valley of destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of destruction.
15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
16 And the Lord shall roar out of Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth shall be moved, and the Lord shall be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
17 And you shall know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Sion my holy mountain: and Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall pass through it no more.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns.
19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: because they have done unjustly against the children of Juda, and have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.
21 And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.
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Joel 3:12-21
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Joel 3:12-21
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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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