Joel

Joel 2:30–32

30I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth,

blood and fire and columnsg of smoke.

31The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood

before the coming of the great and awesomeh Day of the LORD.

32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD

will be saved;i

for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised,

among the remnant called by the LORD.’’

Footnotes

  • g 2:30 LXX clouds or billows
  • h 2:31 Or dreadful; LXX glorious
  • i 2:32 Cited in Acts 2:17–21|ACT 2:17-21and Romans 10:13

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Joel 2:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will showוְנָֽתַתִּי֙wə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
wondersמֽוֹפְתִ֔יםmō·wp̄·ṯîmNoun - masculine pluralH4159 wonder, sign, portent
in the heavensבַּשָּׁמַ֖יִםbaš·šā·ma·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and on the earthוּבָאָ֑רֶץū·ḇā·’ā·reṣConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
bloodדָּ֣םdāmNoun - masculine singularH1818 blood
and fireוָאֵ֔שׁwā·’êšConjunctive waw; Noun - common singularH784 fire
and columnsוְתִֽימֲר֖וֹתwə·ṯî·mă·rō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural constructH8490 column, cloud
of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃‘ā·šānNoun - masculine singularH6227 smoke

Joel 2:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙haš·še·mešArticle; Noun - common singularH8121 sun
will be turnedיֵהָפֵ֣ךְyê·hā·p̄êḵVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2015 turn, overturn
to darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְlə·ḥō·šeḵPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH2822 darkness, obscurity
and the moonוְהַיָּרֵ֖חַwə·hay·yā·rê·aḥConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3394 moon
to bloodלְדָ֑םlə·ḏāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
beforeלִפְנֵ֗יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the comingבּ֚וֹאbō·wVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלhag·gā·ḏō·wlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
and awesomeוְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃wə·han·nō·w·rāConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3372 fear
Dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH3117 day
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Joel 2:32

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוְהָיָ֗הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
everyoneכֹּ֧לkōlNoun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
callsיִקְרָ֛אyiq·rāVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
on the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbə·šêmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8034 name
of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will be savedיִמָּלֵ֑טyim·mā·lêṭVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4422 slip away
forכִּ֠יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
on Mountבְּהַר־bə·har-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zionצִיּ֨וֹןṣî·yō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion
and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םū·ḇî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
there will beתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
deliveranceפְלֵיטָ֗הp̄ə·lê·ṭāhNoun - feminine singularH6413 escape
asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has promisedאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
among the remnantוּבַ֨שְּׂרִידִ֔יםū·ḇaś·śə·rî·ḏîmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH8300 survivor
calledקֹרֵֽא׃qō·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
by the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Joel 2:30 Acts 2:19–20 · Luke 21:11 · Matthew 24:29 · Luke 21:25–26 · Judges 20:40 · Mark 13:24–25 · Revelation 6:12–17

Joel 2:31 Revelation 6:12–13 · Matthew 24:29 · Malachi 4:1 · Malachi 4:5 · Joel 3:15 · Joel 2:10 · Mark 13:24–25 · Zephaniah 1:14–16 · Isaiah 13:9–10 · Luke 21:25 · Joel 3:1 · Matthew 27:45

Joel 2:32 Romans 10:11–14 · Acts 2:20–21 · Isaiah 46:13 · Psalm 50:15 · Romans 11:26 · Jeremiah 31:7 · Jeremiah 33:3 · Romans 9:27 · Zechariah 13:9 · Isaiah 11:11 · Obadiah 1:17 · Acts 2:39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.