Joel 2 Parallel Bible

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	BLB Berean Literal Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Blow the shofar in Zion, and give a shout on the mountain of My holiness! Let all those dwelling in the land tremble, for the day of YHWH is coming; indeed, it is near—	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,	Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. It is close at hand—
2	a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like dawn spreading over the mountains, a people great and strong, the like has not been from of old, and after them will not be again, even to years of generation and generation.	a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness there is spread upon the mountains a great and powerful people; their like has never been before, nor will be again after them through the years of all generations.	a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like dawn spreading across the mountains a large and mighty army comes, such as never was in ancient times nor ever will be in ages to come.
3	Before its face a fire devours, and behind them burns a flame; like the garden of Eden is the land before its face, and behind it a wilderness of desolation—and surely nothing shall escape from them.	Fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them, but behind them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them.	Before them fire devours, behind them a flame blazes. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, behind them, a desert waste— nothing escapes them.
4	Like the appearance of horses is its appearance, and like steeds so they run.	Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run.	They have the appearance of horses; they gallop along like cavalry.
5	As with the sound of chariots over the tops of mountains, they leap; like the sound of a flaming fire devouring the stubble, like a strong people arrayed for battle.	As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle.	With a noise like that of chariots they leap over the mountaintops, like a crackling fire consuming stubble, like a mighty army drawn up for battle.
6	Before its face the peoples writhe; all faces gather paleness.	Before them peoples are in anguish; all faces grow pale.	At the sight of them, nations are in anguish; every face turns pale.
7	Like mighty men they run, like men of war they climb the wall, and a man in his ways marches, and they do not swerve from their paths.	Like warriors they charge; like soldiers they scale the wall. They march each on his way; they do not swerve from their paths.	They charge like warriors; they scale walls like soldiers. They all march in line, not swerving from their course.
8	A man and his brother do not jostle, each man marches in his path; between the weapon they lunge; they are not cut down.	They do not jostle one another; each marches in his path; they burst through the weapons and are not halted.	They do not jostle each other; each marches straight ahead. They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.
9	Into the city they rush, on the wall they run; into the houses they come up, and at the windows they come in like a thief.	They leap upon the city, they run upon the walls, they climb up into the houses, they enter through the windows like a thief.	They rush upon the city; they run along the wall. They climb into the houses; like thieves they enter through the windows.
10	Before their faces quakes the earth; the heavens quake; the sun and moon grow dark, and the stars withdraw their brightness.	The earth quakes before them; the heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.	Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
11	And YHWH gives forth His voice before the face of His army, for exceedingly large is His camp, for strong is the One doing His word, for great is the day of YHWH and very fearsome—and who can endure it?	The LORD utters his voice before his army, for his camp is exceedingly great; he who executes his word is powerful. For the day of the LORD is great and very awesome; who can endure it?	The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
12	“Even now,” a declaration of YHWH, “May you turn to Me with all your⁺ heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”	“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;	“Even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13	And rend your⁺ heart and not your⁺ garments. May you return to YHWH your⁺ God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and great in loving devotion, and relenting from harm.	and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.	Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.
14	Who knows if He will turn and relent, and will leave behind Him a blessing—a grain offering and a drink offering for YHWH your⁺ God?	Who knows whether he will not turn and relent, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for the LORD your God?	Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
15	Blow the shofar in Zion. Consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly.	Blow the trumpet in Zion; consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly;	Blow the trumpet in Zion, declare a holy fast, call a sacred assembly.
16	Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the infants and those suckling the breasts; let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, and the bride from her chamber.	gather the people. Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.	Gather the people, consecrate the assembly; bring together the elders, gather the children, those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room and the bride her chamber.
17	Between the porch and the altar, let the priests weep, those ministering to YHWH, and let them say, “Have pity, O YHWH, on Your people, and do not give Your heritage to reproach for the ruling over them by the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”	Between the vestibule and the altar let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep and say, “Spare your people, O LORD, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”	Let the priests, who minister before the LORD, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, LORD. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”
18	And YHWH will be jealous for His land, and He will have pity on His people.	Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.	Then the LORD was jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
19	And YHWH will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I am sending to you⁺ the grain and the new wine and the oil, and you⁺ will be satisfied with them, and I will give you⁺ no longer to reproach among the nations.	The LORD answered and said to his people, “Behold, I am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.	The LORD replied to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.
20	And the northern I will put far away from you⁺, and I will drive him away into a land of dryness and desolation, with his face toward the Eastern Sea, and his back toward the western sea; and his stench will come up, and his smell will rise up, for He has been great in doing.	“I will remove the northerner far from you, and drive him into a parched and desolate land, his vanguard into the eastern sea, and his rear guard into the western sea; the stench and foul smell of him will rise, for he has done great things.	“I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!
21	You should not fear, O land; be glad and rejoice, for YHWH has been great in doing.	“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things!	Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!
22	You⁺ shall not be afraid, O beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness have sprouted, for the tree has borne its fruit, the fig tree and the vine give forth their strength.	Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.	Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
23	And you sons of Zion, rejoice and be glad in YHWH your⁺ God, for He gives to you⁺ the early rain for vindication, and He brings down for you⁺ the rain—the early rain and the latter rain as at first.	“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.	Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
24	Will be full and the threshing floors of wheat, and the wine vats will overflow with new wine and oil.	“The threshing floors shall be full of grain; the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.	The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25	And I will restore to you⁺ the years that he has eaten—the swarming locust, the young locust, and the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I have sent among you⁺.	I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.	“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten— the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm — my great army that I sent among you.
26	You⁺ will have eat your⁺ fill and be satisfied, and you⁺ will praise the name of YHWH your⁺ God, who has worked over you⁺ to do wonders, and My people will not be put to shame forever.	“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never again be put to shame.	You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.
27	And you⁺ will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am YHWH your⁺ God, and there is no other; and My people will not be put to shame forever.	You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God and there is none else. And my people shall never again be put to shame.	Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and that there is no other; never again will my people be shamed.
28	And it will come to pass after this, that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh, and your⁺ sons and your⁺ daughters will prophesy; your⁺ old men will dream dreams, your⁺ young men will see visions.	“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.	“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
29	And even on the menservants and on the maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days.	Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.	Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30	And I will give wonders in the heavens and on the earth—blood and fire and columns of smoke.	“And I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.	I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31	The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of of the great and awesome day of YHWH.	The sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.	The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
32	And it will come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of YHWH will be saved. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be escape—according to that which YHWH has said—and among those remaining whom YHWH is calling.	And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the survivors shall be those whom the LORD calls.	And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.
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