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{\MT Joel



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}The
word of the
{\ND{LORD}} that came to
Joel the
son of
Pethuel.

\VS{2}Hear this, ye old
men, and give
ear, all ye
inhabitants of the
land. Hath this been in your
days, or
even in the
days of your
fathers?

\VS{3}Tell ye your
children of it, and
{\ADD{let}} your
children
{\ADD{tell}} their
children, and their
children
another
generation.

\VS{4}That which the
palmerworm hath
left hath the
locust
eaten; and that which the
locust hath
left hath the
cankerworm
eaten; and that which the
cankerworm hath
left hath the
caterpiller
eaten.\FTNT{*}{{\FR 1:4 }{\FT{That which the palmerworm…: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm}}}

\VS{5}Awake, ye
drunkards, and
weep; and
howl, all ye
drinkers of
wine, because of the new
wine; for it is cut
off from your
mouth.

\VS{6}For a
nation is come
up upon my
land,
strong, and without
number, whose
teeth
{\ADD{are}} the
teeth of a
lion, and he hath the cheek
teeth of a great
lion.

\VS{7}He hath
laid my
vine
waste, and
barked my fig
tree: he hath made it
clean
bare, and cast
{\ADD{it}}
away; the
branches thereof are made
white.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 1:7 }{\FT{barked…: Heb. laid my fig tree for a barking}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{8}¶
Lament like a
virgin
girded with
sackcloth for the
husband of her
youth.

\VS{9}The meat
offering and the drink
offering is cut
off from the
house of the
{\ND{LORD}}; the
priests, the
{\ND{LORD’s}}
ministers,
mourn.

\VS{10}The
field is
wasted, the
land
mourneth; for the
corn is
wasted: the new
wine is dried
up, the
oil
languisheth.

\VS{11}Be ye
ashamed, O ye
husbandmen;
howl, O ye
vinedressers, for the
wheat and for the
barley; because the
harvest of the
field is
perished.

\VS{12}The
vine is dried
up, and the fig
tree
languisheth; the
pomegranate tree, the palm
tree also, and the apple
tree,
{\ADD{even}} all the
trees of the
field, are
withered: because
joy is withered
away from the
sons of
men.

\VS{13}Gird yourselves, and
lament, ye
priests:
howl, ye
ministers of the
altar:
come, lie all
night in
sackcloth, ye
ministers of my
God: for the meat
offering and the drink
offering is
withholden from the
house of your
God.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}¶
Sanctify ye a
fast,
call a solemn
assembly,
gather the
elders
{\ADD{and}} all the
inhabitants of the
land
{\ADD{into}} the
house of the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God, and
cry unto the
{\ND{LORD}},\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 1:14 }{\FT{solemn…: or, day of restraint}}}

\VS{15}Alas for the
day! for the
day of the
{\ND{LORD}}
{\ADD{is}} at
hand, and as a
destruction from the
Almighty shall it
come.

\VS{16}Is not the
meat cut
off before our
eyes,
{\ADD{yea}},
joy and
gladness from the
house of our
God?

\VS{17}The
seed is
rotten under their
clods, the
garners are laid
desolate, the
barns are broken
down; for the
corn is
withered.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 1:17 }{\FT{seed: Heb. grains}}}

\VS{18}How do the
beasts
groan! the
herds of
cattle are
perplexed, because they have no
pasture; yea, the
flocks of
sheep are made
desolate.

\VS{19}O
{\ND{LORD}}, to thee will I
cry: for the
fire hath
devoured the
pastures of the
wilderness, and the
flame hath
burned all the
trees of the
field.\FTNT{**}{{\FR 1:19 }{\FT{pastures: or, habitations}}}

\VS{20}The
beasts of the
field
cry also unto thee: for the
rivers of
waters are dried
up, and the
fire hath
devoured the
pastures of the
wilderness.




\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Blow ye the
trumpet in
Zion, and sound an
alarm in my
holy
mountain: let all the
inhabitants of the
land
tremble: for the
day of the
{\ND{LORD}}
cometh, for
{\ADD{it is}} nigh at
hand;\FTNT{*}{{\FR 2:1 }{\FT{trumpet: or, cornet}}}

\VS{2}A
day of
darkness and of
gloominess, a
day of
clouds and of thick
darkness, as the
morning
spread upon the
mountains: a
great
people and a
strong; there hath not
been
ever the like, neither shall be any
more
after it,
{\ADD{even}} to the
years of
many
generations.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 2:2 }{\FT{of many…: Heb. of generation and generation}}}

\VS{3}A
fire
devoureth
before them; and
behind them a
flame
burneth: the
land
{\ADD{is}} as the
garden of
Eden
before them, and
behind them a
desolate
wilderness; yea, and nothing shall
escape them.

\VS{4}The
appearance of them
{\ADD{is}} as the
appearance of
horses; and as
horsemen, so shall they
run.

\VS{5}Like the
noise of
chariots on the
tops of
mountains shall they
leap, like the
noise of a
flame of
fire that
devoureth the
stubble, as a
strong
people set in
battle
array.

\VS{6}Before their
face the
people shall be much
pained: all
faces shall
gather
blackness.\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 2:6 }{\FT{blackness: Heb. pot}}}

\VS{7}They shall
run like mighty
men; they shall
climb the
wall like
men of
war; and they shall
march every
one on his
ways, and they shall not
break their
ranks:

\VS{8}Neither shall
one
thrust
another; they shall
walk every
one in his
path: and
{\ADD{when}} they
fall upon the
sword, they shall not be
wounded.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 2:8 }{\FT{sword: or, dart}}}

\VS{9}They shall run to and
fro in the
city; they shall
run upon the
wall, they shall climb
up upon the
houses; they shall enter
in at the
windows like a
thief.

\VS{10}The
earth shall
quake
before them; the
heavens shall
tremble: the
sun and the
moon shall be
dark, and the
stars shall
withdraw their
shining:

\VS{11}And the
{\ND{LORD}} shall
utter his
voice
before his
army: for his
camp
{\ADD{is}}
very
great: for
{\ADD{he is}}
strong that
executeth his
word: for the
day of the
{\ND{LORD}}
{\ADD{is}}
great and
very
terrible; and who can
abide it?


\par }{\PP \VS{12}¶ Therefore also now,
saith the
{\ND{LORD}},
turn ye
{\ADD{even}} to me with all your
heart, and with
fasting, and with
weeping, and with
mourning:

\VS{13}And
rend your
heart, and not your
garments, and
turn unto the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God: for he
{\ADD{is}}
gracious and
merciful,
slow to
anger, and of
great
kindness, and
repenteth him of the
evil.

\VS{14}Who
knoweth
{\ADD{if}} he will
return and
repent, and
leave a
blessing
behind him;
{\ADD{even}} a meat
offering and a drink
offering unto the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God?


\par }{\PP \VS{15}¶
Blow the
trumpet in
Zion,
sanctify a
fast,
call a solemn
assembly:

\VS{16}Gather the
people,
sanctify the
congregation,
assemble the
elders,
gather the
children, and those that
suck the
breasts: let the
bridegroom go
forth of his
chamber, and the
bride out of her
closet.

\VS{17}Let the
priests, the
ministers of the
{\ND{LORD}},
weep between the
porch and the
altar, and let them
say,
Spare thy
people, O
{\ND{LORD}}, and
give not thine
heritage to
reproach, that the
heathen should rule
over them: wherefore should they
say among the
people, Where
{\ADD{is}} their
God?\FTNT{**}{{\FR 2:17 }{\FT{rule over: or, use a byword against}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}¶ Then will the
{\ND{LORD}} be
jealous for his
land, and
pity his
people.

\VS{19}Yea, the
{\ND{LORD}} will
answer and
say unto his
people, Behold, I will
send you
corn, and
wine, and
oil, and ye shall be
satisfied therewith: and I will no more
make you a
reproach among the
heathen:

\VS{20}But I will remove far
off from you the
northern
{\ADD{army}}, and will
drive him into a
land
barren and
desolate, with his
face toward the
east
sea, and his hinder
part toward the
utmost
sea, and his
stink shall come
up, and his ill
savour shall come
up, because he hath
done great
things.\FTNT{††}{{\FR 2:20 }{\FT{hath…: Heb. hath magnified to do}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{21}¶
Fear not, O
land; be
glad and
rejoice: for the
{\ND{LORD}} will
do great
things.\FTNT{‡‡}{{\FR 2:21 }{\FT{will…: Heb. hath magnified to do}}}

\VS{22}Be not
afraid, ye
beasts of the
field: for the
pastures of the
wilderness do
spring, for the
tree
beareth her
fruit, the fig
tree and the
vine do
yield their
strength.

\VS{23}Be
glad then, ye
children of
Zion, and
rejoice in the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God: for he hath
given you the former
rain
moderately, and he will cause to come
down for you the
rain, the former
rain, and the latter
rain in the
first
{\ADD{month}}.\FTNT{§§}{{\FR 2:23 }{\FT{the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness}}}\FTNT{***}{{\FR 2:23 }{\FT{moderately: Heb. according to righteousness}}}

\VS{24}And the
floors shall be
full of
wheat, and the
fats shall
overflow with
wine and
oil.

\VS{25}And I will
restore to you the
years that the
locust hath
eaten, the
cankerworm, and the
caterpiller, and the
palmerworm, my
great
army which I
sent among you.

\VS{26}And ye shall
eat in
plenty, and be
satisfied, and
praise the
name of the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God, that hath
dealt
wondrously with you: and my
people shall
never be
ashamed.

\VS{27}And ye shall
know that I
{\ADD{am}} in the
midst of
Israel, and
{\ADD{that}} I
{\ADD{am}} the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God, and none else: and my
people shall
never be
ashamed.


\par }{\PP \VS{28}¶ And it shall come to pass
afterward,
{\ADD{that}} I will pour
out my
spirit upon all
flesh; and your
sons and your
daughters shall
prophesy, your old
men shall
dream
dreams, your young
men shall
see
visions:

\VS{29}And also upon the
servants and upon the
handmaids in those
days will I pour
out my
spirit.

\VS{30}And I will
shew
wonders in the
heavens and in the
earth,
blood, and
fire, and
pillars of
smoke.

\VS{31}The
sun shall be
turned into
darkness, and the
moon into
blood,
before the
great and the
terrible
day of the
{\ND{LORD}}
come.

\VS{32}And it shall come to pass,
{\ADD{that}} whosoever shall
call on the
name of the
{\ND{LORD}} shall be
delivered: for in
mount
Zion and in
Jerusalem shall be
deliverance, as the
{\ND{LORD}} hath
said, and in the
remnant whom the
{\ND{LORD}} shall
call.




\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}For, behold, in those
days, and in that
time, when I shall bring
again the
captivity of
Judah and
Jerusalem,

\VS{2}I will also
gather all
nations, and will bring them
down into the
valley of
Jehoshaphat, and will
plead with them there for my
people and
{\ADD{for}} my
heritage
Israel, whom they have
scattered among the
nations, and
parted my
land.

\VS{3}And they have
cast
lots for my
people; and have
given a
boy for an
harlot, and
sold a
girl for
wine, that they might
drink.

\VS{4}Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O
Tyre, and
Zidon, and all the
coasts of
Palestine? will ye
render me a
recompence? and if ye
recompense me,
swiftly
{\ADD{and}}
speedily will I
return your
recompence upon your own
head;

\VS{5}Because ye have
taken my
silver and my
gold, and have
carried into your
temples my
goodly pleasant
things:\FTNT{*}{{\FR 3:5 }{\FT{pleasant: Heb. desirable}}}

\VS{6}The
children also of
Judah and the
children of
Jerusalem have ye
sold unto the
Grecians, that ye might remove them
far from their
border.\FTNT{†}{{\FR 3:6 }{\FT{the Grecians: Heb. the sons of the Grecians}}}

\VS{7}Behold, I will
raise them out of the
place whither ye have
sold them, and will
return your
recompence upon your own
head:

\VS{8}And I will
sell your
sons and your
daughters into the
hand of the
children of
Judah, and they shall
sell them to the
Sabeans, to a
people far
off: for the
{\ND{LORD}} hath
spoken
{\ADD{it}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}¶
Proclaim ye this among the
Gentiles;
Prepare
war, wake
up the mighty
men, let all the
men of
war draw
near; let them come
up:\FTNT{‡}{{\FR 3:9 }{\FT{Prepare: Heb. Sanctify}}}

\VS{10}Beat your
plowshares into
swords, and your
pruninghooks into
spears: let the
weak
say, I
{\ADD{am}}
strong.\FTNT{§}{{\FR 3:10 }{\FT{pruninghooks: or, scythes}}}

\VS{11}Assemble yourselves, and
come, all ye
heathen, and gather yourselves
together round
about: thither cause thy mighty
ones to come
down, O
{\ND{LORD}}.\FTNT{**}{{\FR 3:11 }{\FT{cause…: or, the
{\ND{LORD}} shall bring down}}}

\VS{12}Let the
heathen be
wakened, and come
up to the
valley of
Jehoshaphat: for there will I
sit to
judge all the
heathen round
about.

\VS{13}Put ye in the
sickle, for the
harvest is
ripe:
come, get you
down; for the
press is
full, the
fats
overflow; for their
wickedness
{\ADD{is}}
great.

\VS{14}Multitudes,
multitudes in the
valley of
decision: for the
day of the
{\ND{LORD}}
{\ADD{is}}
near in the
valley of
decision.\FTNT{††}{{\FR 3:14 }{\FT{decision: or, concision, or, threshing}}}

\VS{15}The
sun and the
moon shall be
darkened, and the
stars shall
withdraw their
shining.

\VS{16}The
{\ND{LORD}} also shall
roar out of
Zion, and
utter his
voice from
Jerusalem; and the
heavens and the
earth shall
shake: but the
{\ND{LORD}}
{\ADD{will be}} the
hope of his
people, and the
strength of the
children of
Israel.\FTNT{‡‡}{{\FR 3:16 }{\FT{hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour}}}

\VS{17}So shall ye
know that I
{\ADD{am}} the
{\ND{LORD}} your
God
dwelling in
Zion, my
holy
mountain: then shall
Jerusalem be
holy, and there shall no
strangers pass
through her any more.\FTNT{§§}{{\FR 3:17 }{\FT{holy: Heb. holiness}}}


\par }{\PP \VS{18}¶ And it shall come to pass in that
day,
{\ADD{that}} the
mountains shall drop
down new
wine, and the
hills shall
flow with
milk, and all the
rivers of
Judah shall
flow with
waters, and a
fountain shall come
forth of the
house of the
{\ND{LORD}}, and shall
water the
valley of
Shittim.\FTNT{***}{{\FR 3:18 }{\FT{flow: Heb. go}}}

\VS{19}Egypt shall be a
desolation, and
Edom shall be a
desolate
wilderness, for the
violence
{\ADD{against}} the
children of
Judah, because they have
shed
innocent
blood in their
land.

\VS{20}But
Judah shall
dwell for
ever, and
Jerusalem from
generation to
generation.\FTNT{†††}{{\FR 3:20 }{\FT{dwell: or, abide}}}

\VS{21}For I will
cleanse their
blood
{\ADD{that}} I have not
cleansed: for the
{\ND{LORD}}
dwelleth in
Zion.\FTNT{‡‡‡}{{\FR 3:21 }{\FT{for the…: or, even I the
{\ND{LORD}} that}}}


\par }