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class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Christian Standard Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/csb/esv/joel/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><section epub:type="chapter" id="csb-Joel.2" /><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.1" /><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Blow the ram’s horn in Zion;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.1.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">sound the alarm on my holy mountain!</p><p class="poem">Let all the residents of the land tremble,</p><p class="poem">for the day of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is coming;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.1.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">in fact, it is near —</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.2" /> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>a day of darkness and gloom,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">a day of clouds and total darkness,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">like the dawn spreading over the mountains;</p><p class="poem">a great and strong people<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.2.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a> appears,</p><p class="poem">such as never existed in ages past<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.2.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a></p><p class="poem">and never will again</p><p class="poem">in all the generations to come.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.2.5"><span class="xrfAlphabet">e</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>A fire devours in front of them,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and behind them a flame blazes.</p><p class="poem">The land in front of them</p><p class="poem">is like the garden of Eden,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.3.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">but behind them,</p><p class="poem">it is like a desert wasteland;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.3.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">there is no escape from them.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Their appearance is like that of horses,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and they gallop like war horses.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They bound on the tops of the mountains.</p><p class="poem">Their sound is like the sound of chariots,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">like the sound of fiery flames consuming stubble,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.5.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">like a mighty army deployed for war.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Nations writhe in horror before them;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">all faces turn pale.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They attack as warriors attack;</p><p class="poem">they scale walls as men of war do.</p><p class="poem">Each goes on his own path,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.7.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and they do not change their course.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>They do not push each other;</p><p class="poem">each proceeds on his own path.</p><p class="poem">They dodge the arrows, never stopping.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>They storm the city;</p><p class="poem">they run on the wall;</p><p class="poem">they climb into the houses;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">they enter through the windows like thieves.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.9.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The earth quakes before them;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">the sky shakes.</p><p class="poem">The sun and moon grow dark,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.10.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and the stars cease their shining.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.10.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> makes his voice heard<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">in the presence of his army.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.11.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">His camp is very large;</p><p class="poem">those who carry out his command are powerful.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.11.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">Indeed, the day of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> is terrible and dreadful<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.11.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a> —</p><p class="poem">who can endure it?<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.11.5"><span class="xrfAlphabet">e</span></a></p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">God’s Call for Repentance</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Even now —</p><p class="poem">this is the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s declaration —</p><p class="poem">turn to me with all your heart,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">with fasting, weeping, and mourning.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.12.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Tear your hearts,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.13.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">not just your clothes,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.13.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and return to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God.</p><p class="poem">For he is gracious and compassionate,</p><p class="poem">slow to anger, abounding in faithful love,</p><p class="poem">and he relents from sending disaster.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.13.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Who knows? He may turn and relent<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and leave a blessing behind him,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.14.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">so you can offer a grain offering and a drink offering</p><p class="poem">to the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.14.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Blow the ram’s horn in Zion!<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.15.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Announce a sacred fast;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.15.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">proclaim a solemn assembly.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Gather the people;</p><p class="poem">sanctify the congregation;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.16.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">assemble the aged;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Joel.2.16.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">a</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.16.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">gather the infants,</p><p class="poem">even babies nursing at the breast.</p><p class="poem">Let the groom leave his bedroom,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.16.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">and the bride her honeymoon chamber.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Let the priests,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.17.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>’s ministers,</p><p class="poem">weep between the portico and the altar.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.17.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">Let them say,</p><p class="poem">“Have pity on your people, L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span>,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.17.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">and do not make your inheritance a disgrace,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.17.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a></p><p class="poem">an object of scorn among the nations.</p><p class="poem">Why should it be said among the peoples,</p><p class="poem">‘Where is their God? ’ ”<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.17.5"><span class="xrfAlphabet">e</span></a></p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">God’s Response to His People</h3><p class="noind"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> became jealous for his land<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.18.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> and spared his people.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.18.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> <span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> answered his people:</p><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem">Look, I am about to send you</p><p class="poem">grain, new wine, and fresh oil.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.19.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">You will be satiated with them,</p><p class="poem">and I will no longer make you</p><p class="poem">a disgrace among the nations.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.19.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I will drive the northerner far from you<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.20.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and banish him to a dry and desolate land,</p><p class="poem">his front ranks into the Dead Sea,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.20.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.20.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">His stench will rise;</p><p class="poem">yes, his rotten smell will rise,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.20.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a></p><p class="poem">for he has done astonishing things.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Don’t be afraid, land;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.21.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">rejoice and be glad,</p><p class="poem">for the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> has done astonishing things.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.21.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Don’t be afraid, wild animals,</p><p class="poem">for the wilderness pastures have turned green,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.22.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">the trees bear their fruit,</p><p class="poem">and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Children of Zion,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.23.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> rejoice and be glad</p><p class="poem">in the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.23.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">because he gives you the autumn rain<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Joel.2.23.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem">for your vindication.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Joel.2.23.2"><span class="fnAlphabet">B</span></a> <a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.23.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">He sends showers for you,</p><p class="poem">both autumn and spring rain<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.23.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a> as before.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The threshing floors will be full of grain,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.24.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and the vats will overflow</p><p class="poem">with new wine and fresh oil.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>I will repay you for the years</p><p class="poem">that the swarming locust ate,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.25.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">the young locust, the destroying locust,</p><p class="poem">and the devouring locust —</p><p class="poem">my great army that I sent against you.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.26.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">You will praise the name of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.26.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">who has dealt wondrously with you.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.26.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">My people will never again be put to shame.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.26.4"><span class="xrfAlphabet">d</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.27" /> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>You will know that I am present in Israel<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.27.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and that I am the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> your God,</p><p class="poem">and there is no other.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.27.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">My people will never again be put to shame.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.27.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">God’s Promise of His Spirit</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.28" /> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>After this<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.28.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">I will pour out my Spirit<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.28.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> on all humanity;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.28.3"><span class="xrfAlphabet">c</span></a></p><p class="poem">then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,</p><p class="poem">your old men will have dreams,</p><p class="poem">and your young men will see visions.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.29" /> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>I will even pour out my Spirit</p><p class="poem">on the male and female slaves in those days.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.29.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.30" /> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I will display wonders</p><p class="poem">in the heavens and on the earth:<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.30.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">blood, fire, and columns of smoke.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.31" /> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>The sun will be turned to darkness</p><p class="poem">and the moon to blood<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.31.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">before the great and terrible day of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> comes.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.31.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Joel.2.32" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/joel/2-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Then everyone who calls</p><p class="poem">on the name of the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> will be saved,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.32.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">for there will be an escape</p><p class="poem">for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,</p><p class="poem">as the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> promised,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Joel.2.32.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem">among the survivors the L<span class="smallcaps">ord</span> calls.</p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Joel.2" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Joel.2.16.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.16">2:16</a></span> Or <span class="italic">elders</span></aside><aside id="fn.Joel.2.23.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Or <span class="italic">the teacher of righteousness</span></aside><aside id="fn.Joel.2.23.2"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Or <span class="italic">righteousness</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Joel.2" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.1">2:1</a></span> Jr 4:5; 51:27; Jl 2:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.1.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.1">2:1</a></span> Jl 1:15; 2:11,31; 3:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.2">2:2</a></span> Jl 2:31; Zph 1:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.2">2:2</a></span> Is 60:2; Zph 1:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.2.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.2">2:2</a></span> Jl 1:6; 2:11,25</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.2.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.2">2:2</a></span> Lm 1:12; Dn 9:12; 12:1; Jl 1:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.2.5"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.2">2:2</a></span> Ex 10:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.3">2:3</a></span> Ps 97:3; Is 9:18–19</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.3.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.3">2:3</a></span> Gn 2:8–15; Ezk 36:35</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.3.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.3">2:3</a></span> Ex 10:5,15; Ps 105:34–35</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.4">2:4</a></span> Rv 9:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.5">2:5</a></span> Rv 9:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.5.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.5">2:5</a></span> Is 5:24; 30:30</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.6">2:6</a></span> Is 13:8; Nah 2:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.7.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.7">2:7</a></span> Pr 30:27</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.9">2:9</a></span> Ex 10:6</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.9.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.9">2:9</a></span> Jr 9:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.10">2:10</a></span> Ps 18:7; Nah 1:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.10.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.10">2:10</a></span> Is 13:10; 34:4; Jr 4:23; Ezk 32:7–8; Mt 24:29; Rv 8:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.10.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.10">2:10</a></span> Jl 3:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.11">2:11</a></span> Ps 46:6; Is 13:4</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.11.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.11">2:11</a></span> Jl 2:25</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.11.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.11">2:11</a></span> Jr 50:34; Rv 18:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.11.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.11">2:11</a></span> Jl 1:15; 2:31; 3:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.11.5"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.11">2:11</a></span> Ezk 22:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.12">2:12</a></span> 1Kg 8:35–40; 2Ch 7:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.12.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.12">2:12</a></span> Est 4:3</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.13.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.13">2:13</a></span> Ps 51:17; Is 57:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.13.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.13">2:13</a></span> Jr 41:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.13.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.13">2:13</a></span> Ex 34:6; Nm 14:18; 1Ch 21:15; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 103:8; 145:8; Jr 18:8; Jnh 4:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.14">2:14</a></span> 2Sm 12:22; Jnh 3:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.14.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.14">2:14</a></span> Hg 2:19</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.14.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.14">2:14</a></span> Jl 1:9,13</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.15.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.15">2:15</a></span> Jl 2:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.15.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.15">2:15</a></span> 2Kg 10:20</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.16.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.16">2:16</a></span> 1Sm 16:5; 2Ch 29:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.16.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.15">2:15-16</a></span> 2Ch 20:3; Neh 9:1; Jr 36:6,9</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.16.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.16">2:16</a></span> Ps 19:5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.17.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.17">2:17</a></span> Jl 1:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.17.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.17">2:17</a></span> Hs 10:5; Jl 1:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.17.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.17">2:17</a></span> Is 37:20; Am 7:2,5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.17.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.17">2:17</a></span> Ps 44:13; 74:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.17.5"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.17">2:17</a></span> Ps 42:3,10; 79:10; 115:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.18.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.18">2:18</a></span> Ezk 36:5,6; Zch 1:14; 8:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.18.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.18">2:18</a></span> Is 60:10; 63:9,15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.19.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.19">2:19</a></span> Jr 31:12; Hs 2:21–22</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.19.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.19">2:19</a></span> Ezk 34:29; 36:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.20.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.20">2:20</a></span> Jr 1:14–15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.20.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.20">2:20</a></span> Zch 14:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.20.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.20">2:20</a></span> Dt 11:24</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.20.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.20">2:20</a></span> Is 34:3; Am 4:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.21.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.21">2:21</a></span> Jl 1:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.21.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.21">2:21</a></span> Ps 126:2–3</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.22.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.22">2:22</a></span> Ps 65:12; Jr 9:10; Jl 1:19</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.23.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Ps 149:2</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.23.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Is 12:2–6</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.23.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Dt 11:13–15</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.23.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.23">2:23</a></span> Hs 6:3; Zch 10:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.24.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.24">2:24</a></span> Lv 26:10; Am 9:13; Mal 3:10</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.25.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.25">2:25</a></span> Jl 1:4–7; 2:2–11</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.26.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.26">2:26</a></span> Dt 11:15; Is 62:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.26.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.26">2:26</a></span> Ps 113:1; 135:1; 148:5,13</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.26.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.26">2:26</a></span> Ps 126:2; Is 25:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.26.4"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.26">2:26</a></span> Is 45:17</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.27.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.27">2:27</a></span> Jl 3:17,21</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.27.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.27">2:27</a></span> Dt 4:35,39; 1Kg 8:60; Is 45:5–6</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.27.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.27">2:27</a></span> Is 49:23</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.28.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.28">2:28-32</a></span> Ac 2:17–21</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.28.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.28">2:28</a></span> Is 32:15; 44:3; Ezk 39:29</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.28.3"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.28">2:28</a></span> Is 40:5; 49:26</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.29.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.29">2:29</a></span> 1Co 12:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.30.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.30">2:30</a></span> Lk 21:11,25–26</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.31.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.31">2:31</a></span> Is 13:9–10; 34:4; Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.31.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.31">2:31</a></span> Zph 1:14–16; Mal 4:1,5</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.32.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.32">2:32</a></span> Rm 10:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Joel.2.32.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Joel.2.32">2:32</a></span> Ob 17</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Joel.2" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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