Chapter 1


1

The Devastation of Locusts

The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 that came 1961 to Joel 3100, the son 1121 of Pethuel 6602:
2 Hear 8085 this 2088, O elders 2205, And listen 238, all 3605 inhabitants 3427 of the land 776. Has {anything like} this 2088 happened 1961 in your days 3117 Or 518 in your fathers' 1 days 3117?
3 Tell 5608 your sons 1121 about it, And {let} your sons 1121 {tell} their sons 1121, And their sons 1121 the next 312 generation 1755.
4 ¶ What 3499 the gnawing 1501 locust 1501 has left 3499, the swarming 697 locust 697 has eaten 398; And what 3499 the swarming 697 locust 697 has left 3499, the creeping 3218 locust 3218 has eaten 398; And what 3499 the creeping 3218 locust 3218 has left 3499, the stripping 2625 locust 2625 has eaten 398.
5 Awake 7019, drunkards 7910, and weep 1058; And wail 3213, all 3605 you wine 3196 drinkers 8354, On account 5921 of the sweet 6071 wine 6071 That is cut 3772 off 3772 from your mouth 6310.
6 For a nation 1471 has invaded 5927 my land 776, Mighty 6099 and without 369 number 4557; Its teeth 8127 are the teeth 8127 of a lion 743, And it has the fangs 4973 of a lioness 3833.
7 It has made 7760 my vine 1612 a waste 8047 And my fig 8384 tree 8384 splinters 7111. It has stripped 2834 them bare 2834 and cast 7993 {them} away 7993; Their branches 8299 have become 3835 white 3835.
8 ¶ Wail 421 like a virgin 1330 girded 2296 with sackcloth 8242 For the bridegroom 1167 of her youth 5271.
9 The grain offering 4503 and the drink 5262 offering 5262 are cut 3772 off 3772 From the house 1004 of the LORD 3068. The priests 3548 mourn 56, The ministers 8334 of the LORD 3068.
10 The field 7704 is ruined 7703, The land 127 mourns 56; For the grain 1715 is ruined 7703, The new 8492 wine 8492 dries 3001 up, Fresh 3323 oil 3323 fails 535.
11 Be ashamed 954, O farmers 406, Wail 3213, O vinedressers 3755, For the wheat 2406 and the barley 8184; Because 3588 the harvest 7105 of the field 7704 is destroyed 6.
12 The vine 1612 dries 3001 up And the fig 8384 tree 8384 fails 535; The pomegranate 7416, the palm 8558 also 1571, and the apple 8598 tree 8598, All 3605 the trees 6086 of the field 7704 dry 3001 up. Indeed 3588, rejoicing 8342 dries 3001 up From the sons 1121 of men 120.
13 ¶ Gird 2296 yourselves 2296 {with sackcloth} And lament 5594, O priests 3548; Wail 3213, O ministers 8334 of the altar 4196! Come 935, spend 3885 the night 3885 in sackcloth 8242 O ministers 8334 of my God 430, For the grain offering 4503 and the drink 5262 offering 5262 Are withheld 4513 from the house 1004 of your God 430.
14

Starvation and Drought

Consecrate 6942 a fast 6685, Proclaim 7121 a solemn 6116 assembly 6116; Gather 622 the elders 2205 {And} all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776 To the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 your God 430, And cry 2199 out to the LORD 3068.
15 Alas 162 for the day 3117! For the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is near 7138, And it will come 935 as destruction 7701 from the Almighty 7706.
16 Has not food 400 been cut 3772 off 3772 before 5048 our eyes 5869, Gladness 8057 and joy 1524 from the house 1004 of our God 430?
17 The seeds 6507 shrivel 5685 under 8478 their clods 4053; The storehouses 214 are desolate 8074, The barns 4460 are torn 2040 down 2040, For the grain 1715 is dried 3001 up.
18 How 4100 the beasts 929 groan 584! The herds 5739 of cattle 1241 wander 943 aimlessly 943 Because 3588 there 369 is no 369 pasture 4829 for them; Even 1571 the flocks 5739 of sheep 6629 suffer 816.
19 To You, O LORD 3068, I cry 7121; For fire 784 has devoured 398 the pastures 4999 of the wilderness 4057 And the flame 3852 has burned 3857 up all 3605 the trees 6086 of the field 7704.
20 Even 1571 the beasts 929 of the field 7704 pant 6165 for You; For the water 4325 brooks 650 are dried 3001 up And fire 784 has devoured 398 the pastures 4999 of the wilderness 4057.

Chapter 2


1

The Terrible Visitation

Blow 8628 a trumpet 7782 in Zion 6726, And sound 7321 an alarm 7321 on My holy 6944 mountain 2022! Let all 3605 the inhabitants 3427 of the land 776 tremble 7264, For the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is coming 935; Surely 3588 it is near 7138,
2 A day 3117 of darkness 2822 and gloom 653, A day 3117 of clouds 6051 and thick 6205 darkness 6205. As the dawn 7837 is spread 6566 over 5921 the mountains 2022, {So} there is a great 7227 and mighty 6099 people 5971; There has never been 1961 {anything} like 3644 it, Nor 3808 will there be again 3254 after 310 it To the years 8141 of many 1755 generations 1755.
3 A fire 784 consumes 398 before 6440 them And behind 310 them a flame 3852 burns 3857. The land 776 is like the garden 1588 of Eden 5731 before 6440 them But a desolate 8077 wilderness 4057 behind 310 them, And nothing 3808 at all 1571 escapes 6413 them.
4 Their appearance 4758 is like the appearance 4758 of horses 5483; And like war horses 6571, so 3651 they run 7323.
5 With a noise 6963 as of chariots 4818 They leap 7540 on the tops 7218 of the mountains 2022, Like the crackling 6963 of a flame 3851 of fire 784 consuming 398 the stubble 7179, Like a mighty 6099 people 5971 arranged 6186 for battle 4421.
6 Before them the people 5971 are in anguish 2342; All 3605 faces 6440 turn 6908 pale 6289.
7 They run 7323 like mighty 1368 men 1368, They climb 5927 the wall 2346 like soldiers; And they each 376 march 1980 in line 1870, Nor 3808 do they deviate 5670 from their paths 734.
8 They do not crowd 1766 each 376 other 251, They march 1980 everyone 1397 in his path 4546; When they burst 5307 through 1157 the defenses 7973, They do not break 1214 ranks 1214.
9 They rush 8264 on the city 5892, They run 7323 on the wall 2346; They climb 5927 into the houses 1004, They enter 935 through 1157 the windows 2474 like a thief 1590.
10 Before 6440 them the earth 776 quakes 7264, The heavens 8064 tremble 7493, The sun 8121 and the moon 3394 grow 6937 dark 6937 And the stars 3556 lose 622 their brightness 5051.
11 The LORD 3068 utters 5414 His voice 6963 before 6440 His army 2428; Surely 3588 His camp 4264 is very 3966 great 7227, For strong 6099 is he who carries 6213 out His word 1697. The day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is indeed 3588 great 1419 and very 3966 awesome 3372, And who can endure 3557 it?
12 "Yet even 1571 now 6258," declares 5002 the LORD 3068, "Return 7725 to Me with all 3605 your heart 3824, And with fasting 6685, weeping 1065 and mourning 4553;
13 And rend 7167 your heart 3824 and not your garments 899." Now return 7725 to the LORD 3068 your God 430, For He is gracious 2587 and compassionate 7349, Slow 750 to anger 639, abounding 7227 in lovingkindness 2617 And relenting 5162 of evil 7463.
14 Who 4310 knows 3045 whether He will {not} turn 7725 and relent 5162 And leave 7604 a blessing 1293 behind 310 Him, {Even} a grain offering 4503 and a drink 5262 offering 5262 For the LORD 3068 your God 430?
15 Blow 8628 a trumpet 7782 in Zion 6726, Consecrate 6942 a fast 6685, proclaim 7121 a solemn 6116 assembly 6116,
16 Gather 622 the people 5971, sanctify 6942 the congregation 6951, Assemble 6908 the elders 2205, Gather 622 the children 5768 and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom 2860 come 3318 out of his room 2315 And the bride 3618 out of her {bridal} chamber 2646.
17 Let the priests 3548, the LORD'S 3068 ministers 8334, Weep 1058 between 996 the porch 197 and the altar 4196, And let them say 559, "Spare 2347 Your people 5971, O LORD 3068, And do not make 5414 Your inheritance 5159 a reproach 2781, A byword 4912 among the nations 1471. Why 4100 should they among the peoples 5971 say 559, 'Where 346 is their God 430?'"
18

Deliverance Promised

¶ Then the LORD 3068 will be zealous 7065 for His land 776 And will have 2550 pity 2550 on His people 5971.
19 The LORD 3068 will answer 6030 and say 559 to His people 5971, "Behold 2009, I am going to send 7971 you grain 1715, new 8492 wine 8492 and oil 3323, And you will be satisfied 7646 {in full} with them; And I will never 3808 again 5750 make 5414 you a reproach 2781 among the nations 1471.
20 "But I will remove 7368 the northern 6830 {army} far 7368 from you, And I will drive 5080 it into a parched 6723 and desolate 8077 land 776, And its vanguard 6440 into the eastern 6931 sea 3220, And its rear 5490 guard into the western 314 sea 3220. And its stench 889 will arise 5927 and its foul 6709 smell 6709 will come 5927 up, For it has done 6213 great 1431 things 1431."
21 ¶ Do not fear 3372, O land 127, rejoice 1523 and be glad 8055, For the LORD 3068 has done 6213 great 1431 things 1431.
22 Do not fear 3372, beasts 929 of the field 7706, For the pastures 4999 of the wilderness 4057 have turned 1876 green 1876, For the tree 6086 has borne 5375 its fruit 6529, The fig 8384 tree 8384 and the vine 1612 have yielded 5414 in full 2428.
23 So rejoice 1523, O sons 1121 of Zion 6726, And be glad 8055 in the LORD 3068 your God 430; For He has given 5414 you the early 4175 rain 4175 for {your} vindication 6666. And He has poured 3381 down 3381 for you the rain 1653, The early 4175 and latter 4456 rain 4456 as before 7223.
24 The threshing 1637 floors 1637 will be full 4390 of grain 1250, And the vats 3342 will overflow 7783 with the new 8492 wine 8492 and oil 3323.
25 "Then I will make 7999 up to you for the years 8141 That the swarming 697 locust 697 has eaten 398, The creeping 3218 locust 3218, the stripping 2625 locust 2625 and the gnawing 1501 locust 1501, My great 1419 army 2428 which 834 I sent 7971 among you.
26 "You will have plenty 398 to eat 398 and be satisfied 7646 And praise 1984 the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 your God 430, Who 834 has dealt 6213 wondrously 6381 with you; Then My people 5971 will never be put 954 to shame 954.
27 "Thus you will know 3045 that I am in the midst 7130 of Israel 3478, And that I am the LORD 3068 your God 430, And there 369 is no 369 other 5750; And My people 5971 will never be put 954 to shame 954.
28

The Promise of the Spirit

¶ "It will come 1961 about after 310 this 3651 That I will pour 8210 out My Spirit 7307 on all 3605 mankind 1320; And your sons 1121 and daughters 1323 will prophesy 5012, Your old 2205 men 2205 will dream 2492 dreams 2472, Your young 970 men 970 will see 7200 visions 2384.
29 "Even 1571 on the male 5650 and female 8198 servants I will pour 8210 out My Spirit 7307 in those 1992 days 3117.
30

The Day of the L\{ORD}/

"I will display 5414 wonders 4159 in the sky 8064 and on the earth 776, Blood 1818, fire 784 and columns 8490 of smoke 6227.
31 "The sun 8121 will be turned 2015 into darkness 2822 And the moon 3394 into blood 1818 Before 6440 the great 1419 and awesome 3372 day 3117 of the LORD 3068 comes 935.
32 "And it will come 1961 about that whoever calls 7121 on the name 8034 of the LORD 3068 Will be delivered 4422; For on Mount 2022 Zion 6726 and in Jerusalem 3389 There will be those who escape 6413, As the LORD 3068 has said 559, Even among the survivors 8300 whom 834 the LORD 3068 calls 7121.

Chapter 3


1

The Nations Will Be Judged

"For behold 2009, in those 1992 days 3117 and at that time 6256, When 834 I restore 7725 the fortunes 7622 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389,
2 I will gather 6908 all 3605 the nations 1471 And bring 3381 them down 3381 to the valley 6010 of Jehoshaphat 3092. Then I will enter 8199 into judgment 8199 with them there 8033 On behalf 5921 of My people 5971 and My inheritance 5159, Israel 3478, Whom 834 they have scattered 6340 among the nations 1471; And they have divided 2505 up My land 776.
3 "They have also cast 3032 lots 1486 for My people 5971, Traded 5414 a boy 3206 for a harlot 2181 And sold 4376 a girl 3207 for wine 3196 that they may drink 8354.
4 "Moreover 1571, what 4100 are you to Me, O Tyre 6865, Sidon 6721 and all 3605 the regions 1552 of Philistia 6429? Are you rendering 7999 Me a recompense 1576? But if 518 you do recompense 1580 Me, swiftly 7031 and speedily 4120 I will return 7725 your recompense 1576 on your head 7218.
5 "Since 834 you have taken 3947 My silver 3701 and My gold 2091, brought 935 My precious 4261 treasures 4261 to your temples 1964,
6 and sold 4376 the sons 1121 of Judah 3063 and Jerusalem 3389 to the Greeks 3125 in order 4616 to remove 7368 them far 7368 from their territory 1366,
7 behold 2009, I am going to arouse 5782 them from the place 4725 where you have sold 4376 them, and return 7725 your recompense 1576 on your head 7218.
8 "Also I will sell 4376 your sons 1121 and your daughters 1323 into the hand 3027 of the sons 1121 of Judah 3063, and they will sell 4376 them to the Sabeans 7615, to a distant 7350 nation 1471," for the LORD 3068 has spoken 1696.
9 ¶ Proclaim 7121 this 2088 among the nations 1471: Prepare 6942 a war 4421; rouse 5782 the mighty 1368 men 1368! Let all 3605 the soldiers draw 5066 near 5066, let them come 5927 up!
10 Beat 3807 your plowshares 855 into swords 2719 And your pruning 4211 hooks 4211 into spears 7420; Let the weak 2523 say 559, "I am a mighty 1368 man 1368."
11 Hasten 5789 and come 935, all 3605 you surrounding 5439 nations 1471, And gather 6908 yourselves there 8033. Bring 5181 down 5181, O LORD 3068, Your mighty 1368 ones 1368.
12 Let the nations 1471 be aroused 5782 And come 5927 up to the valley 6010 of Jehoshaphat 3092, For there 8033 I will sit 3427 to judge 8199 All 3605 the surrounding 5439 nations 1471.
13 Put 7971 in the sickle 4038, for the harvest 7105 is ripe 1310. Come 935, tread 3381, for the wine 1660 press 1660 is full 4390; The vats 3342 overflow 7783, for their wickedness 7463 is great 7227.
14 Multitudes 1995, multitudes 1995 in the valley 6010 of decision 2742! For the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is near 7138 in the valley 6010 of decision 2742.
15 The sun 8121 and moon 3394 grow 6937 dark 6937 And the stars 3556 lose 622 their brightness 5051.
16 The LORD 3068 roars 7580 from Zion 6726 And utters 5414 His voice 6963 from Jerusalem 3389, And the heavens 8064 and the earth 776 tremble 7493. But the LORD 3068 is a refuge 4268 for His people 5971 And a stronghold 4581 to the sons 1121 of Israel 3478.
17 Then you will know 3045 that I am the LORD 3068 your God 430, Dwelling 7931 in Zion 6726, My holy 6944 mountain 2022. So Jerusalem 3389 will be holy 6944, And strangers 2114 will pass 5674 through it no 3808 more 5750.
18

Judah Will Be Blessed

¶ And in that day 3117 The mountains 2022 will drip 5197 with sweet 6071 wine 6071, And the hills 1389 will flow 1980 with milk 2461, And all 3605 the brooks 650 of Judah 3063 will flow 1980 with water 4325; And a spring 4599 will go 3318 out from the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 To water 8248 the valley 5158 of Shittim 7851.
19 Egypt 4714 will become 1961 a waste 8077, And Edom 112 will become 1961 a desolate 8077 wilderness 4057, Because 4480 of the violence 2555 done to the sons 1121 of Judah 3063, In whose 834 land 776 they have shed 8210 innocent 5355 blood 1818.
20 But Judah 3063 will be inhabited 3427 forever 5769 And Jerusalem 3389 for all 1755 generations 1755.
21 And I will avenge 5352 their blood 1818 which I have not avenged 5352, For the LORD 3068 dwells 7931 in Zion 6726.