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Joel 2

The Terrible Visitation

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 aBlowh8628 a trumpeth7782 in Zionh6726, And soundh7321 an alarmh7321 on My holyh6944 mountainh2022! Let allh3605 the inhabitantsh3427 of the landh776 trembleh7264, For the  bdayh3117 of the LORDh3068 is comingh935; Surelyh3588 it is nearh7138,

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A dayh3117 of  adarknessh2822 and gloomh653, A dayh3117 of cloudsh6051 and thickh6205 darknessh6205. As the dawnh7837 is spreadh6566 overh5921 the mountainsh2022, So there is a  bgreath7227a and mightyh6099 peopleh5971a; There has  cneverh3808h4480h5769 beenh1961 anything likeh3644 it, Norh3808 will there be againh3254 afterh310 it To the yearsh8141 of manyh1755 generationsh1755.

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A  afireh784 consumesh398 beforeh6440 them And behindh310 them a flameh3852 burnsh3857. The landh776 is  blike the gardenh1588 of Edenh5731 beforeh6440 them But a  cdesolateh8077 wildernessh4057b behindh310 them, And nothingh3808 at allh1571 escapesh6413 them.

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Their  aappearanceh4758 is like the appearanceh4758 of horsesh5483b; And like war horsesh6571a, soh3651 they runh7323.

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 1With a  anoiseh6963 as of chariotsh4818 They leaph7540 on the topsh7218 of the mountainsh2022, Like the  2cracklingh6963 of a  bflameh3851 of fireh784 consumingh398 the stubbleh7179, Like a mightyh6099 peopleh5971a arrangedh6186a for battleh4421.

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Beforeh4480h6440 them the peopleh5971a are in  aanguishh2342a; Allh3605  bfacesh6440  1turnh6908 paleh6289.

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They runh7323 like mightyh1368 menh1368, They climbh5927 the wallh2346 like soldiersh582h4421; And they eachh376  amarchh1980  1in lineh1870, Norh3808 do they deviateh5670 from their pathsh734.

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They do not crowdh1766 eachh376 otherh251, They marchh1980 everyoneh1397 in his pathh4546; When they  1bursth5307 throughh1157 the  2defensesh7973, They do not breakh1214 ranksh1214.

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They rushh8264 on the cityh5892b, They runh7323 on the wallh2346; They climbh5927 into the  ahousesh1004, They  benterh935 throughh1157 the windowsh2474 like a thiefh1590.

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Beforeh6440 them the earthh776  aquakesh7264, The heavensh8064 trembleh7493, The  bsunh8121 and the moonh3394 growh6937 darkh6937 And the starsh3556 loseh622 their brightnessh5051.

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The LORDh3068  auttersh5414 His voiceh6963 beforeh6440  bHis armyh2428; Surelyh3588 His camph4264 is veryh3966 greath7227a, For  cstrongh6099 is he who carriesh6213a out His wordh1697. The  ddayh3117 of the LORDh3068 is indeedh3588 greath1419 and veryh3966 awesomeh3372a, And  ewho can endureh3557 it?

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"Yet evenh1571 nowh6258," declaresh5002 the LORDh3068, " aReturnh7725 to Me with allh3605 your hearth3824, And with  bfastingh6685, weepingh1065 and mourningh4553;

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And  arendh7167 your hearth3824 and not  byour garmentsh899b." Now returnh7725 to the LORDh3068 your Godh430, For He is  cgracioush2587 and compassionateh7349, Slowh750 to angerh639, aboundingh7227a in lovingkindnessh2617a And  drelentingh5162 of evilh7463a.

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Whoh4310 knowsh3045  awhether He will not turnh7725 and relenth5162 And leaveh7604 a  bblessingh1293 behindh310 Him, Even  ca grain offeringh4503 and a drinkh5262a offeringh5262a For the LORDh3068 your Godh430?

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 aBlowh8628 a trumpeth7782 in Zionh6726,  bConsecrateh6942 a fasth6685, proclaimh7121 a solemnh6116 assemblyh6116,

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Gatherh622 the peopleh5971a,  asanctifyh6942 the congregationh6951, Assembleh6908 the eldersh2205, Gatherh622 the childrenh5768 and the nursingh3243h7699a infantsh3243h7699a. Let the  bbridegroomh2860a comeh3318 out of his roomh2315 And the brideh3618 out of her bridal chamberh2646.

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Let the priestsh3548, the LORD'Sh3068 ministersh8334, Weeph1058  abetweenh996 the porchh197 and the altarh4196, And let them sayh559, " bSpareh2347 Your peopleh5971a, O LORDh3068, And do not makeh5414 Your inheritanceh5159 a  creproachh2781, A bywordh4912 among the nationsh1471. Whyh4100 should they among the peoplesh5971a sayh559, ` dWhereh346 is their Godh430?' "

Deliverance Promised

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Then the LORDh3068  1will be  azealoush7065 for His landh776 And  2will haveh2550  bpityh2550 on His peopleh5971a.

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The LORDh3068  1will answerh6030a and sayh559 to His peopleh5971a, "Beholdh2009, I am going to  asendh7971 you grainh1715, newh8492 wineh8492 and oilh3323, And you will be satisfiedh7646 in full with  2them; And I will  bneverh3808 againh5750 makeh5414 you a reproachh2781 among the nationsh1471.

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"But I will removeh7368 the  anorthernh6830 army farh7368 from you, And I will driveh5080 it into a parchedh6723 and desolateh8077 landh776, And its vanguardh6440 into the  beasternh6931 seah3220, And its rearh5490 guard into the  cwesternh314 seah3220. And its  dstenchh889 will ariseh5927 and its foulh6709 smellh6709 will comeh5927 up, For it has doneh6213a greath1431 thingsh1431."

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 aDo not fearh3372a, O landh127, rejoiceh1523 and be gladh8055, For the LORDh3068 has doneh6213a  bgreath1431 thingsh1431.

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Do not fearh3372a, beastsh929 of the fieldh7706a, For the  apasturesh4999 of the wildernessh4057b have turnedh1876 greenh1876, For the treeh6086 has borneh5375 its fruith6529, The figh8384 treeh8384 and the vineh1612 have yieldedh5414  1in fullh2428.

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So rejoiceh1523, O  asonsh1121 of Zionh6726, And  bbe gladh8055 in the LORDh3068 your Godh430; For He has  cgivenh5414 you  1the earlyh4175a rainh4175a for your vindicationh6666. And He has pouredh3381 downh3381 for you the rainh1653, The  2earlyh4175a and  3 dlatterh4456 rainh4456  4as beforeh7223.

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The threshingh1637 floorsh1637 will be fullh4390 of grainh1250, And the vatsh3342 will  aoverflowh7783 with the newh8492 wineh8492 and oilh3323.

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"Then I will makeh7999a up to you for the yearsh8141 That the swarmingh697  alocusth697 has eatenh398, The creepingh3218 locusth3218, the strippingh2625 locusth2625 and the gnawingh1501 locusth1501, My greath1419 armyh2428 whichh834 I senth7971 among you.

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"You will have plentyh398 to  aeath398 and be satisfiedh7646 And  bpraiseh1984b the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068 your Godh430, Whoh834 has  cdealth6213a wondrouslyh6381 with you; Then My peopleh5971a will  dneverh3808h5769 be puth954 to shameh954.

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"Thus you will  aknowh3045 that I am in the midsth7130 of Israelh3478, And that I am the LORDh3068 your Godh430, And thereh369 is  bnoh369 otherh5750; And My peopleh5971a will neverh3808h5769 be  cputh954 to shameh954.

The Promise of the Spirit

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1 aIt will comeh1961 about afterh310 thish3651 That I will  bpourh8210 out My Spirith7307 on allh3605  2 cmankindh1320; And your sonsh1121 and daughtersh1323 will prophesyh5012, Your oldh2205 menh2205 will dreamh2492b dreamsh2472, Your youngh970 menh970 will seeh7200 visionsh2384.

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"Evenh1571 on the  amaleh5650 and femaleh8198 servantsh5650h8198 I will pourh8210 out My Spirith7307 in thoseh1992a daysh3117.

The Day of the LORD

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"I will  adisplayh5414 wondersh4159 in the skyh8064 and on the earthh776, Bloodh1818, fireh784 and columnsh8490 of smokeh6227.

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"The  asunh8121 will be turnedh2015 into darknessh2822 And the moonh3394 into bloodh1818 Beforeh6440 the  bgreath1419 and awesomeh3372a dayh3117 of the LORDh3068 comesh935.

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"And it will comeh1961 about that  awhoeverh3605h834 callsh7121 on the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068 Will be deliveredh4422; For  bon Mounth2022 Zionh6726 and in Jerusalemh3389 There will be those who  cescapeh6413, As the LORDh3068 has saidh559, Even among the  dsurvivorsh8300 whomh834 the LORDh3068 callsh7121.



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