Joel 2 ASV

Joel 2:1 (ASV)
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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 Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Joel 2:2 (ASV)
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a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, even to the years of many generations.

Joel 2:3 (ASV)
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A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.

Joel 2:4 (ASV)
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The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so do they run.

Joel 2:5 (ASV)
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Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

Joel 2:6 (ASV)
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At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces are waxed pale.

Joel 2:7 (ASV)
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They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks.

Joel 2:8 (ASV)
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Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path; and they burst through the weapons, and break not off `their course'.

Joel 2:9 (ASV)
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They leap upon the city; they run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like a thief.

Joel 2:10 (ASV)
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The earth quaketh before them; the heavens tremble; the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

Joel 2:11 (ASV)
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And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joel 2:12 (ASV)
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Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

Joel 2:13 (ASV)
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and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Joel 2:14 (ASV)
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Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal-offering and a drink-offering unto Jehovah your God?

Joel 2:15 (ASV)
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Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;

Joel 2:16 (ASV)
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gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Joel 2:17 (ASV)
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Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

Joel 2:18 (ASV)
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Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

Joel 2:19 (ASV)
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And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;

Joel 2:20 (ASV)
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but I will remove far off from you the northern `army', and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.

Joel 2:21 (ASV)
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Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.

Joel 2:22 (ASV)
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Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Joel 2:23 (ASV)
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Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first `month'.

Joel 2:24 (ASV)
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And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.

Joel 2:25 (ASV)
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And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.

Joel 2:26 (ASV)
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And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.

Joel 2:27 (ASV)
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And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

Joel 2:28 (ASV)
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And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Joel 2:29 (ASV)
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and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

Joel 2:30 (ASV)
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And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Joel 2:31 (ASV)
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The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

Joel 2:32 (ASV)
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of Jehovah shall be delivered; for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as Jehovah hath said, and among the remnant those whom Jehovah doth call.