Joel 2:11

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?

Nu 24:23; 2Sa 22:14,15; Ps 46:6; Isa 7:18; Isa 13:4; Isa 42:13; Jer 25:30; Jer 30:7; Jer 50:34; Joe 2:25; Joe 3:16; Am 1:2; Am 5:18,20; Na 1:6; Zep 1:15; Mal 3:2; Re 6:17; Re 18:8

¹ tn Heb “the Lord gives his voice.”

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 (4QXXII^c) has “bear.”