Joe 2 | ABEn | STEP | Trump with trumpet in Zion! Proclaim in [ 2 mountain 1 my holy]! and confound all the ones dwelling in the land! for [ 4 is at hand 1 the 2 day 3 of the lord ] -- for it is near.

‏ Joel 2

CHAPTER 2 The Day of The LORD

1 Trump with trumpet in Zion! Proclaim in [²mountain ¹my holy]! and confound all the ones dwelling in the land! for [⁴is at hand ¹the ²day ³of the lord] -- for it is near. 2 A day of darkness and dimness, a day of cloud and fog, as the dawn, there shall be poured upon the mountains [⁴people ¹a vast ²and ³strong], likened to it has not happened from the eon, and after it there shall not be added unto years, for generations of generations. 3 The things before him [²fire ¹a consuming]; and behind him [²being lighted ¹a flame]. As a paradise of delicacy is the earth before his face, and the things behind him a plain of extinction; and ones escaping will not be to him. 4 As a sight of horses so the appearance of them; and as horsemen so they shall pursue. 5 As the sound of chariots upon the tops of the mountains they shall leap, even as the sound of a flame of fire devouring stubble, and as [⁴people ¹a vast ²and ³strong] being deployed for battle. 6 From in front of him [²shall be destroyed ¹the people]; every face as a burnt earthen pot. 7 As warriors, they shall run; and as men of war, they shall ascend upon the walls; and each in his way shall go, and no way shall they turn aside from their roads. 8 And each [²from ³his brother ¹shall not be at a distance]; [²being burdened ³with ⁴their shields ¹they shall go], and with arrows they shall fall, and no way shall they be ended. 9 [²the ³city ¹They shall take hold of], and upon the walls they shall run; unto the houses they shall ascend, and through the windows they shall enter as thieves. 10 Before his face [³shall be confounded ¹the ²earth], and [³shall be shaken ¹the ²heaven]; the sun and the moon shall darken, and the stars shall let down their brightness. 11 And the lord shall give forth his voice from in front of his force; for [⁴great ²is ³exceedingly ¹his camp]; for [²are strong ³works ¹his words]; for great is the day of the lord, [²apparent ¹exceedingly], and who will be fit for it?

Tear Your Hearts and not your Garments

12 And now, says the lord, Return to me with [²entire ³heart ¹your] in fasting, and weeping, and beating of the breast! 13 And tear your hearts and not your garments! And return to the lord your God! for [²merciful ³and ⁴pitying ¹he is], lenient and full of mercy, and changing his mind concerning the evils. 14 Who knows if he shall turn and change his mind, and leave behind him a blessing; even a sacrifice offering and a libation offering to the lord our God? 15 Trump a trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast! Proclaim a sacred service! 16 Gather together people! Sanctify an assembly! Choose elders! Gather together infants nursing breasts! Let [²go forth ¹the groom] from out of his bedroom, and the bride from out of her nuptial chamber! 17 [⁴between ⁵the ⁶footing ⁷and ⁸the ⁹altar ¹⁰shall weep ¹The ²priests ³ministering] to the lord. And they shall say, Spare, O lord, your people! and, You should not give your inheritance unto scorn for the [²to rule ³them ¹nations]; so that [⁴they should not ⁵say ¹among ²the ³nations], Where is their God?

The LORD Spares the Land

18 But the lord was jealous of his land, and spared his people. 19 And the lord answered and said to his people, Behold, I shall send out to you the grain, and the wine, and the olive oil, and you shall be filled up of them. And I will not give you up any longer for scorning among the nations. 20 And the one from the north I will drive out from you, and I will push him into [²land ¹a waterless], and I will obliterate his face into the [²sea ¹foremost], and the ones of his rear unto the [²sea ¹latter]. And [²shall ascend ¹his rottenness], and [²shall ascend ¹his groaning], for he magnified his works. 21 Be of courage, O land! Rejoice and be glad! for the lord magnified to act. 22 Be of courage, O cattle of the plain! for [⁵have burst forth ¹the ²plains ³of the ⁴wilderness]; for the tree bore its fruit; fig-tree and grapevine yielded their strength. 23 And O children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the lord your God! for he gave to you the foods for righteousness, and he shall rain to you [²rain ¹early] and late, as before. 24 And [³shall be filled ¹the ²threshing-floors] of grain, and [³shall be overflowing ¹the ²vats] of wine and oil. 25 And I will recompense to you for the years which [³devoured ¹the ²blight], and the grasshopper and locust, and the caterpillar, by [³force ¹my ²great] which I sent out unto you. 26 And you shall eat with solid food, and shall be filled up, and shall praise the name of the lord your God, who did [²among ³you ¹wonders]. And in no way shall [²be disgraced ¹my people] into the eon. 27 And you shall realize that [³in ⁴the midst ⁵of Israel ¹I ²am], even I the lord your God, and there is not any besides me. And in no way shall [²be disgraced ³any longer ¹my people] into the eon.

Spirit Poured Out

28 And it will be after these things, I will pour out from my spirit upon all flesh; and [⁴shall prophesy ¹your sons ²and ³your daughters], and your older men [²dreams ¹shall dream], and your young men [²visions ¹shall see]. 29 And even upon the manservants, and upon the maidservants, in those days I will pour out from my spirit. 30 And I shall execute miracles in the heaven, and upon the earth -- blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. 31 The sun shall convert into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the [⁴day ⁵of the lord ¹great ²and ³apparent]. 32 And it will be all who ever shall call upon the name of the lord shall be delivered. For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be one rescuing, as [³said ¹the ² lord]; and one announcing good news of which the lord was called upon.