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Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand— <a href="/nlt/joel/2.htm">New Living Translation</a> Sound the trumpet in Jerusalem! Raise the alarm on my holy mountain! Let everyone tremble in fear because the day of the LORD is upon us. <a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming; it is near, <a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— <a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a> Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; <a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand: <a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Indeed, it is near, <a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near, <a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Blow a trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of the LORD is coming; Surely it is near, <a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Blow a trumpet in Zion, And make a loud shout on My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, For the day of Yahweh is coming; Surely it is near, <a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion [warning of impending judgment], Sound an alarm on My holy mountain [Zion]! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble and shudder in fear, For the [judgment] day of the LORD is coming; It is close at hand, <a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; 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 — <a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Blow the horn in Zion; 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— <a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand; <a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Sound the trumpet on Zion, the LORD's sacred hill. Warn everyone to tremble! The judgment day of the LORD is coming soon. <a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; <a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Blow the ram's horn in Zion. Sound the alarm on my holy mountain. Everyone who lives in the land should tremble, because the day of the LORD is coming. Certainly, it is near. <a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Blow the trumpet; sound the alarm on Zion, God's sacred hill. Tremble, people of Judah! The day of the LORD is coming soon. <a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Tremble, all of you inhabitants of the land, because the Day of the LORD is coming. Oh, how near it is! <a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm signal on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land shake with fear, for the day of the LORD is about to come. Indeed, it is near! <a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is near. <a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near— <a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Blow a horn in Zion, "" And shout in My holy hill, "" All inhabitants of the earth tremble, "" For the Day of YHWH is coming, for [it is] near! <a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, And shout ye in My holy hill, Tremble do all inhabitants of the earth, For coming is the day of Jehovah, for it is near! <a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Clang ye the trumpet in Zion, shout in my holy mountain: all the inhabitants of the land shall be moved, for the day of Jehovah is coming, for it is near.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Blow ye the trumpet in Sion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: because the day of the Lord cometh, because it is nigh at hand, <a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion, wail on my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land be stirred up. For the day of the Lord is on its way; for it is near: <a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Blow the horn in Zion, sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming! Yes, it approaches, <a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near—<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> BLOW the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the LORD is come; <a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Sound the trumpet in Zion, and cry out in the mountain of my holiness! All of the inhabitants of the land will be moved, because the day of LORD JEHOVAH has arrived and it has come<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Blow ye the horn in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain; Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD cometh, For it is at hand; <a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Sound the trumpet in Sion, make a proclamation in my holy mountain, and let all the inhabitants of the land be confounded: for the day of the Lord is near; <a href="/parallel/joel/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=216" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">The Army of Locusts</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: tiq·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">Blow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: šō·w·p̄ār (N-ms) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">the ram’s horn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">in Zion;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7321.htm" title="7321: wə·hā·rî·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To raise a shout, give a blast. A primitive root; to mar; figuratively, to split the ears, i.e. Shout.">sound the alarm</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qāḏ·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">on My holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·har (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">mountain!</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Let all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">who dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: yir·gə·zū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">tremble,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm- (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ḇā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">is coming;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">it is near—</a> 2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a> The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers. <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a> Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it? <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-9</a> Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. ... <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a> And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ... <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a> Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a> “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations. <a href="/malachi/4-5.htm">Malachi 4:5</a> Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a> For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1-2</a> Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. / For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a> For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— <a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a> But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare. <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5-6</a> Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’ / Raise a signal flag toward Zion. Seek refuge! Do not delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, and terrible destruction. <a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a> For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head. <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Revelation 1:7</a> Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen. <a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a> For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD comes, for it is near at hand;Blow.<a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15</a> Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:<a href="/numbers/10-3.htm">Numbers 10:3,8</a> And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation… <a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a> Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities.trumpet.<a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm">1 Chronicles 15:28</a> Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.<a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Hosea 5:8</a> Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.and sound.<a href="/numbers/10-5.htm">Numbers 10:5-7,9</a> When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward… <a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Ezekiel 33:3,6</a> If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; … <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a> Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?in my.<a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17</a> So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.<a href="/psalms/87-1.htm">Psalm 87:1</a> A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. His foundation is in the holy mountains.<a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16,20</a> O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us… let.<a href="/ezra/9-3.htm">Ezra 9:3,4</a> And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied… <a href="/psalms/119-120.htm">Psalm 119:120</a> My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.<a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2,5</a> For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word… for the.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/daniel/12-4.htm">Close</a> <a href="/joel/1-7.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Live</a> <a href="/daniel/11-45.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-13.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/hosea/12-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/hosea/11-11.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-9.htm">War-Cry</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Alarm</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Close</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/joel/3-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/amos/5-4.htm">Live</a> <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/amos/1-14.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/joel/2-10.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">War-Cry</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 2</div>1. <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.</a> 12. <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">He exhorts to repentance;</a> 15. <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">prescribes a fast;</a> 18. <a href="/joel/2-18.htm">promises a blessing thereon.</a> 21. <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">He comforts Zion with present,</a> 28. <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">and future blessings.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; The blowing of the ram's horn, or shofar, is a significant act in ancient Israel, often used to signal important events such as the start of festivals, the call to war, or the announcement of a new king. In this context, it serves as a warning of impending judgment. Zion refers to Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Israel, highlighting the seriousness of the message. The shofar's sound is meant to awaken the people to repentance and alert them to the urgency of the situation.sound the alarm on My holy mountain! The phrase "My holy mountain" refers to Mount Zion, the location of the temple in Jerusalem, considered the dwelling place of God. Sounding the alarm here emphasizes the divine origin of the warning. It is a call to the people to recognize the sanctity of the place and the seriousness of the impending judgment. The alarm is a call to action, urging the inhabitants to prepare for what is to come.Let all who dwell in the land tremble, The call for trembling indicates the gravity of the situation. It is a response of fear and reverence, acknowledging the power and holiness of God. The inhabitants of the land, likely referring to the people of Judah, are urged to recognize the impending divine intervention. This trembling is not just physical fear but a spiritual awakening to the reality of God's judgment.for the Day of the LORD is coming; The "Day of the LORD" is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature, signifying a time of divine intervention, judgment, and salvation. It is a day when God will act decisively in human history, often associated with both destruction for the wicked and deliverance for the righteous. This concept is found throughout the Old Testament, including in books like Isaiah, Amos, and Zephaniah, and is further developed in the New Testament as a future eschatological event.indeed, it is near— The nearness of the Day of the LORD underscores the urgency of the message. It serves as a call to immediate repentance and preparation. The prophets often used the language of imminence to provoke a response from their audience, urging them to turn back to God before it is too late. This sense of urgency is a common feature in prophetic warnings, emphasizing the need for readiness and vigilance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a> The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a> A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the holy city, and the spiritual center of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a> A significant biblical theme referring to a time of God's judgment and intervention in human history. 4. <a href="/topical/t/trumpet.htm">Trumpet</a> An instrument used in ancient Israel for signaling important events, such as war or religious festivals. 5. <a href="/topical/h/holy_mountain.htm">Holy Mountain</a> Refers to Mount Zion, symbolizing God's presence and authority.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_repentance.htm">The Urgency of Repentance</a> The call to "blow the trumpet" signifies the urgent need for repentance. Believers should examine their lives and turn back to God before the Day of the LORD. <a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_god's_judgment.htm">Awareness of God's Judgment</a> Understanding that the Day of the LORD is near should instill a sense of reverence and fear of the Lord, prompting believers to live righteously. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The alarm is sounded for all who dwell in the land, indicating a collective responsibility to heed God's warnings and encourage one another in faith. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a> Just as the trumpet signals preparation for battle or significant events, Christians are called to be spiritually prepared for Christ's return. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Joel's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers and the messages they bring, which are relevant for guiding the community in truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 2</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_joel_2_1-11_events.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence for the catastrophic events described in Joel 2:1–11? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_joel's_army.htm">What is Joel's Army?</a> <a href="/q/why_hasn't_joel_2's_judgment_occurred.htm">If Joel 2 describes an imminent “day of the Lord,” why hasn’t this unmistakable judgment clearly happened yet? </a> <a href="/q/how_can_malachi_4_1's_'day'_consume_the_wicked.htm">In Malachi 4:1, how can a literal “day” consume the wicked like stubble without any known natural phenomenon matching this description? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>II.(1) Blow ye the trumpet.--The preaching of the prophet increases in its intensity. Behind the locusts, exemplified by them, there is a still more terrible visitation. He sees on the horizon a mustering of the nations hostile to his people, bent on destroying them. Let the priests stir up the people for a fast, and for the defence of their land by the trumpet. The locusts have done their symbolical work, they have left their mark on the country. Now the day of Jehovah, the manifestation of His power, is approaching--it is imminent.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-11. - These verses contain a further description of the calamity occasioned by the locusts and the appearance presented by them; the calling of a congregational meeting for penitence and prayer; the reason assigned in the coming of the day of the Lord. Verse 1. - Blow ye the trumpet (margin, cornet) in Zion, and sound an alarm (or, cause it to sound) in my holy mountain. The shophar, or far-sounding horn, and probably the chatsoterah, the hazar or silver trumpet, were called into requisition. The priests are urged with great vehemence, as tiqu shophar and hariu imply, to apprise the people that the day of Jehovah's terrible judgment was near at hand, and to prepare for it. This alarm was to be sounded from Zion, the dry or sunny hill, the holy moun-rain. The noun qadosh like tsadiq, is applied to persons, therefore the noun qodshe is used. It rose to an elevation of 2539 feet above the level of the Mediterranean Sea. It was the place of the ark in David's day, and so of the visible symbol of the Divine presence, and therefore the holy mountain, though subsequently Moriah was chosen as the temple-hill. Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand. The effect here precedes the cause, as if what is upper. most in the heart comes first to the lips; while the abruptness may, perhaps, express the excitement and intensity of feeling. But how could the Lord's day be said to have come (ba is perfect), and yet to be near at hand? Hengstenberg replies that, in the intuition of the prophet, it had already come, though in reality it was only drawing near. Keil's solution of the difficulty is more satisfactory: every particular judgment that takes place in the history of God's kingdom is the day of the Lord, and yet only approaching as far as the complete fulfilment was concerned. <a href="/commentaries/joel/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Blow תִּקְע֨וּ (tiq·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the trumpet שׁוֹפָ֜ר (šō·w·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> A cornet, curved horn in Zion; בְּצִיּ֗וֹן (bə·ṣî·yō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem sound the alarm וְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ (wə·hā·rî·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7321.htm">Strong's 7321: </a> To mar, to split the ears, shout on My holy קָדְשִׁ֔י (qāḏ·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity mountain! בְּהַ֣ר (bə·har) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country Let all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who dwell יֹשְׁבֵ֣י (yō·šə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the land הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land tremble, יִרְגְּז֕וּ (yir·gə·zū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the Day יוֹם־ (yō·wm-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is coming; בָ֥א (ḇā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go in fact, כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction it is at hand— קָרֽוֹב׃ (qā·rō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> Near <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:1 Blow the trumpet in Zion and sound (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/1-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 1:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 1:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>