Discovery BoxJoel 1:14 
Contextproclaim a sacred assembly.
Gather the elders and 2 all the inhabitants of the land
to the temple of the Lord your God,
and cry out to the Lord.
Joel 2:11
Context2:11 The voice of the Lord thunders 3 as he leads his army. 4
Indeed, his warriors 5 are innumerable; 6
Surely his command is carried out! 7
Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome 8
and very terrifying – who can survive 9 it?
Joel 3:16
Context3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;
from Jerusalem 10 his voice bellows out. 11
The heavens 12 and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people;
he is a stronghold for the citizens 13 of Israel.
1 tn Heb “consecrate a fast” (so NASB).
2 tc The conjunction “and” does not appear in MT or LXX, but does appear in some Qumran texts (4QXIIc and 4QXIIg).
3 tn Heb “the
4 tn Heb “before his army.”
5 tn Heb “military encampment.”
6 tn Heb “very large.”
7 tn Heb “he makes his word powerful.”
8 tn Or “powerful.” Heb “great.”
9 tn Heb “endure.” The MT and LXX read “endure,” while one of the Qumran manuscripts (4QXXIIc) has “bear.”
10 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
11 tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”
12 tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.
13 tn Heb “sons.”
