Discovery BoxJoel 2:11 
Context2:11 The voice of the Lord thunders 1 as he leads his army. 2
Indeed, his warriors 3 are innumerable; 4
Surely his command is carried out! 5
Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome 6
and very terrifying – who can survive 7 it?
Joel 2:14
Context2:14 Who knows?
Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, 8
and leave blessing in his wake 9 –
a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God! 10
Joel 3:16
Context3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;
from Jerusalem 11 his voice bellows out. 12
The heavens 13 and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people;
he is a stronghold for the citizens 14 of Israel.
1 tn Heb “the
2 tn Heb “before his army.”
3 tn Heb “military encampment.”
4 tn Heb “very large.”
5 tn Heb “he makes his word powerful.”
6 tn Or “powerful.” Heb “great.”
7 tn Heb “endure.” The MT and LXX read “endure,” while one of the Qumran manuscripts (4QXXIIc) has “bear.”
8 tn Heb “turn” or “turn back.”
9 tn Heb “leave a blessing behind him.”
10 tn The phrase “for you to offer” does not appear in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.
11 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
12 tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”
13 tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.
14 tn Heb “sons.”
