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Announce a time of fasting; call the people together for a solemn meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Blow a trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Blow a trumpet in Zion, Set apart a fast as holy, call for a solemn assembly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Blow a trumpet in Zion [warning of impending judgment], Dedicate a fast [as a day of restraint and humility], call a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the ram’s horn in Zion! Announce a sacred fast; proclaim a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the horn in Zion! Announce a sacred fast; proclaim an assembly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sound the trumpet on Zion! Call the people together. Show your sorrow by going without food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Blow the ram's horn in Zion. Schedule a time to fast. Call for an assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion; give orders for a fast and call an assembly! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Sound the ram's horn in Zion! Dedicate a fast and call for a solemn assembly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Blow the ram?s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion. Announce a holy fast; proclaim a sacred assembly! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion. Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow a horn in Zion, "" Sanctify a fast—proclaim a restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast -- proclaim a restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Clang ye the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast, call a restraining.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call an assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Blow the horn in Zion! Proclaim a fast, call an assembly! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion; sanctify a fast; call a solemn assembly;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sound the trumpet in Zion, hallow a fast, call the assembly<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Blow the horn in Zion, Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Sound the trumpet in Sion, sanctify a fast, proclaim a <i>solemn</i> service:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/2-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=376" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Return with All Your Heart</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><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/6942.htm" title="6942: qad·də·šū- (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">consecrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/6685.htm" title="6685: ṣō·wm (N-ms) -- Fasting, a fast. Or tsom; from from tsuwm; a fast.">a fast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qir·’ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/6116.htm" title="6116: ‘ă·ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- An assembly. Or matsereth; from atsar; an assembly, especially on a festival or holiday.">a sacred assembly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-3.htm">Numbers 10:3</a></span><br />When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-1.htm">Isaiah 58:1</a></span><br />“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-5.htm">Jeremiah 4:5</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-16.htm">Zephaniah 1:16</a></span><br />a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Amos 3:6</a></span><br />If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-3.htm">2 Chronicles 20:3</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-15.htm">Nehemiah 8:15</a></span><br />and that they should proclaim this message and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the hill country and bring back branches of olive, wild olive, myrtle, palm, and other leafy trees, to make booths, as it is written.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-14.htm">Ezekiel 7:14</a></span><br />They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but no one goes to war, for My wrath is upon the whole multitude.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-1.htm">Hosea 8:1</a></span><br />Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Matthew 6:16-18</a></span><br />When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-15.htm">Matthew 9:15</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a></span><br />While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:</p><p class="hdg">Blow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Joel 2:1</a></b></br> 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 <i>it is</i> nigh at hand;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-3.htm">Numbers 10:3</a></b></br> And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.</p><p class="hdg">sanctify.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Joel 1:14</a></b></br> Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders <i>and</i> all the inhabitants of the land <i>into</i> the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">1 Kings 21:9,12</a></b></br> And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-20.htm">2 Kings 10:20</a></b></br> And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-13.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/joel/2-1.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/micah/5-1.htm">Blow</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Consecrate</a> <a href="/joel/3-21.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/jonah/1-5.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/amos/9-4.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Food</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Horn</a> <a href="/amos/4-12.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/joel/3-9.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-35.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/micah/5-13.htm">Sacred</a> <a href="/joel/2-16.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Solemn</a> <a href="/amos/3-6.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Time</a> <a href="/amos/2-2.htm">Trumpet</a> <a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">He exhorts to repentance;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">prescribes a fast;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-18.htm">promises a blessing thereon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm">He comforts Zion with present,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">and future blessings.</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Blow the ram’s horn in Zion</b><br>The blowing of the ram's horn, or shofar, is a significant act in the Hebrew tradition, often used to signal important religious events or to gather the people for war or worship. In the context of Joel, it serves as a call to repentance and alertness. Zion refers to Jerusalem, the spiritual center of Israel, highlighting the importance of the message. The shofar is also associated with the giving of the Law at Sinai and the future Day of the Lord, symbolizing both judgment and redemption. This act connects to other scriptures such as <a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a>, where the shofar is blown to announce the Year of Jubilee, a time of liberation and restoration.<p><b>Consecrate a fast</b><br>Fasting in the biblical context is a means of humbling oneself before God, often associated with repentance and seeking divine intervention. In Joel, the call to fast is a communal act of contrition, urging the people to turn back to God amidst impending judgment. Fasting is seen throughout the Bible as a way to express sorrow for sin and to seek God's mercy, as seen in the story of Nineveh in <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-10</a>. It is a physical manifestation of spiritual urgency and dependence on God.<p><b>Proclaim a sacred assembly</b><br>A sacred assembly is a gathering of the people for worship, prayer, and repentance. In ancient Israel, such assemblies were called during times of crisis or significant religious observance. This call in Joel emphasizes the need for collective action and unity in seeking God's favor. Sacred assemblies are seen in other parts of scripture, such as in <a href="/nehemiah/8-18.htm">Nehemiah 8:18</a>, where the people gather to hear the Law and renew their covenant with God. This communal aspect underscores the importance of corporate repentance and the power of unified prayer and worship in the life of the covenant community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>The prophet who authored the book, delivering God's message to the people of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the spiritual and political center of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/trumpet.htm">Trumpet</a></b><br>A shofar, traditionally used in Israel to signal important events, such as calls to worship or warnings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fast.htm">Fast</a></b><br>A period of abstaining from food, often used in the Bible as a means of humbling oneself before God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacred_assembly.htm">Sacred Assembly</a></b><br>A gathering of the people for worship and repentance, emphasizing communal participation in seeking God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The blowing of the trumpet signifies an urgent call to repentance. In our lives, we must be attentive to God's calls to turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/communal_worship.htm">Communal Worship</a></b><br>The sacred assembly underscores the importance of gathering together as a community to seek God. We should prioritize corporate worship and prayer in our churches.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fasting_as_humility.htm">Fasting as Humility</a></b><br>Fasting is a spiritual discipline that humbles us and aligns our hearts with God's purposes. Consider incorporating fasting into your spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_seeking_god.htm">Urgency in Seeking God</a></b><br>The immediacy of the trumpet call reminds us not to delay in seeking God, especially in times of crisis or spiritual need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_consecration.htm">Holiness and Consecration</a></b><br>The call to consecrate a fast and proclaim a sacred assembly highlights the need for holiness and dedication in our relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_questions_do_you_have_about_joel.htm">What questions do you have about Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_prayer_and_fasting.htm">What does the Bible say about prayer and fasting?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_ramadan_signify.htm">What does Ramadan signify?</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>(15, 16) <span class= "bld">Sanctify a fast.--</span>The prophet renews, therefore, his summons to the priests to proclaim a day of humiliation, on which all, without distinction of age or circumstances, are to be required to present themselves before the Lord. There was no room for the plea, "I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-17.</span> - "The harsh blast of the consecrated ram's horn called an assembly for an extraordinary fast. Not a soul was to be absent. Like the fiery cross, it convened old and young, men and women, mothers with infants at their breasts, the bridegroom and the bride on their bridal day. All were there stretched in front of the altar. The altar itself presented the dreariest of all sights - a hearth without its sacred fire, a table spread without its sacred feast. The priestly caste, instead of gathering as usual upon its steps and its platform, were driven, as it were, to the further space; they turned their backs to the dead altar, and lay prostrate, gazing towards the Invisible Presence within the sanctuary. Instead of the hymns and music which, since the time of David, had entered into their prayers, there was nothing heard but the passionate sobs and the loud dissonant howls such as only an Eastern hierarchy could utter. Instead of the mass of white mantles which they usually presented, they were wrapt in black goat's-hair sackcloth, twisted round them, not with the brilliant sashes of the priestly attire, but with a rough girdle of the same texture, which they never unbound night or day. What they wore of their common dress was rent asunder or cast off. With bare breasts they waved their black drapery towards the temple, and shrieked aloud, 'Spare thy people, O Lord!'" Such is Dean Stanley's vivid picture of the circumstances and scene described by the prophet in the above verses. A scene exceedingly similar occurs in the commencement of the 'OEdipus Tyrannus' of Sophocles - <p><span class="accented">"Why sit ye here, my children, younger brood<br />Of Cadmus famed of old, in solemn state,<br />Your bands thus wreathed with the suppliants' boughs?<br />And all the city reeks with incense,</span> <p><span class="accented">And all re-echoes with your hymns and groans;<br />And I, my children, counting it unmeet<br />To hear report from others, I have come<br />Myself, whom all name OEdipus the Great."</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/2-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Blow</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the trumpet</span><br /><span class="heb">שׁוֹפָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·w·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Zion,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִיּ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consecrate</span><br /><span class="heb">קַדְּשׁוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(qad·də·šū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fast,</span><br /><span class="heb">צ֖וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6685.htm">Strong's 6685: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fasting, a fast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">קִרְא֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qir·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sacred assembly.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6116.htm">Strong's 6116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An assembly, on a, festival, holiday</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion! 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