Joel 2:1-2
International Children’s Bible
The Coming Day of Judgment
2 Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem.
Shout a warning on my holy mountain.
Let all the people who live in the land shake with fear.
The Lord’s day of judging is coming.
The Lord’s day of judging is near.
2 It will be a dark, gloomy day.
It will be a cloudy and black day.
Like the light at sunrise,
the great and powerful army will spread over the mountains.
There has never been anything like it before.
And there will never be anything like it again.
Joel 2:12-17
International Children’s Bible
Change Your Hearts
12 The Lord says, “Now, come back to me with all your heart.
Go without food, and cry and be sad.”
13 Tearing your clothes is not enough to show you are sad.
Let your heart be broken.
Come back to the Lord your God.
He is kind and shows mercy.
He doesn’t become angry quickly.
He has great love.
He would rather forgive than punish.
14 Who knows? Maybe the Lord will change his mind
and leave behind a blessing for you.
Then you may give grain and drink offerings
to the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet in Jerusalem.
Call for a special time of going without food.
Call for a special meeting.
16 Bring the people together.
Make the meeting holy for the Lord.
Bring together the elders.
Bring together the children,
even babies that still feed at their mothers’ breasts.
The bridegroom should come from his room.
The bride should come from her bedroom.
17 The priests, the Lord’s servants, should cry.
They should cry between the altar and entrance to the Temple.
They should say, “Lord, have mercy on your people.
Don’t let them be put to shame.
Don’t let other nations make fun of them.
Don’t let people in other nations ask,
‘Where is their God?’”
The Holy Bible, International Children’s Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.
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