Joel 2:1-2

New King James Version

The Day of the Lord

2 Blow ^(A)the ^[a]trumpet in Zion,
And ^(B)sound an alarm in My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble;
For ^(C)the day of the Lord is coming,
For it is at hand:
²^(D)A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
Like the morning clouds spread over the mountains.
^(E)A people come, great and strong,
^(F)The like of whom has never been;
Nor will there ever be any such after them,
Even for many successive generations.

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Footnotes

Joel 2:1 ram’s horn

Joel 2:12-17

New King James Version

A Call to Repentance

¹²“Now, therefore,” says the Lord,
^(A)“Turn to Me with all your heart,
With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”
¹³So ^(B)rend your heart, and not ^(C)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is ^(D)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.
¹⁴^(E)Who knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave ^(F)a blessing behind Him—
^(G)A grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?

¹⁵^(H)Blow the ^[a]trumpet in Zion,
^(I)Consecrate a fast,
Call a sacred assembly;
¹⁶Gather the people,
^(J)Sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
^(K)Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
¹⁷Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep ^(L)between the porch and the altar;
Let them say, ^(M)“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should ^[b]rule over them.
^(N)Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”