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 2:14
Context2:14 Who knows?
Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, 3
and leave blessing in his wake 4 –
a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God! 5
Joel 2:26-27
Context2:26 You will have plenty to eat,
and your hunger will be fully satisfied; 6
you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has acted wondrously in your behalf.
My people will never again be put to shame.
2:27 You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel.
I am the Lord your God; there is no other.
My people will never again be put to shame.
Joel 3:17
Context3:17 You will be convinced 7 that I the Lord am your God,
dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem 8 will be holy –
conquering armies 9 will no longer pass through it.
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 “turn” or “turn back.”
4 tn Heb “leave a blessing behind him.”
5 tn The phrase “for you to offer” does not appear in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
6 tn Heb “you will surely eat and be satisfied.”
7 tn Heb “know.”
8 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
9 tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.
