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 3:16
Context3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;
from Jerusalem 8 his voice bellows out. 9
The heavens 10 and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people;
he is a stronghold for the citizens 11 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 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 “he sounds forth his voice.”
10 tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.
11 tn Heb “sons.”
