Discovery BoxJoel 1:9 
Context1:9 No one brings grain offerings or drink offerings
to the temple 1 of the Lord anymore. 2
So the priests, those who serve the Lord, are in mourning.
Joel 3:16
Context3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;
from Jerusalem 3 his voice bellows out. 4
The heavens 5 and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people;
he is a stronghold for the citizens 6 of Israel.
1 tn Heb “house.” So also in vv. 13, 14, 16.
2 tn Heb “grain offering and drink offering are cut off from the house of the
3 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
4 tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”
5 tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.
6 tn Heb “sons.”
