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A.V.

+ Heb. lift up.

+ Heb. together they exalted not.

* Gen. 19. 24.

Amos 4. 11.

I Or,

with the

most holy.

+ Heb. visit upon.

* Gen. 25.

26.

+ Heb.

was a

3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.

7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, t none at all would exalt him.

8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as *Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.

9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee and I will not enter into the city.

10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.

12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful" with the saints.

prince, 12 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth or, beafter the cast wind: he daily increaseth lies and hared desolation; and they do make a covenant with the himself princely. Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

* Gen. 32.
24.

*Gen. 35.
9, 10.

* Ex. 3.
15.

1 Or,

Canaan.

1. Or,
deceive.

il Or,
all my

labours

suffice

me not: he shall have punishment of

iniquity

in whom
is sin.
+ Heb.
which.

+ Heb.
by the
hand.

*ch. 4.15.
& 9. 15.

* Gen. 28.
5.

* Gen. 29.
20, 28.

* Ex. 12.
50, 51.
& 13. 3.

+ Heb.
with
bitter-
nesses.
+ Heb.
bloods.
+ Heb.
they add
to sin.

Or, the
sacri-
ficers of

men.

2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Beth-el, and there he spake with us; 5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his * memorial.

6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. 7¶lle is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to " oppress.

8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: "in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. 9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, †by the ministry of the prophets.

11 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in *Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel *served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

*

13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. 14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his + blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

13 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

to

R.V.

1 Heb. he took them on his arms.

2 Or, rage

3 Or, lift himself up

3 Yet I taught Ephraim to go; I took them on my arms; but they knew not that I 4 healed them. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love; and I was them as they that take off the yoke on their 5 jaws, and I laid meat before them. He shall not return into the land of Egypt; but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they .6 refused to return. And the sword shall 2 fall upon his cities, and shall consume his bars, and devour them, because of their 7 own counsels. And my people are bent against to backsliding from me: though they call them to him that is on high, none at all 8 will exalt him. How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my compassions are 9 kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: 10 and I will not enter into the city. They shall walk after the LORD, who shall roar like a lion: for he shall roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west. 11 They shall como trembling as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria and I will make them to dwell in their houses, saith the LORD.

12

Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit : but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is 12 faithful with the Holy One. Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and 2 oil is carried into Egypt. The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his 3 doings will he recompense him. In the womb he took his brother by the heel; and in his 47 manhood he had power with God: yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him at Beth-el, and there he spake with 5 us; 9 even the LORD, the God of hosts; the

8

6 LORD is his memorial. Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgement, and wait on thy God continually.

7

10 Ile is 11a trafficker, the balances of deceit 8 are in his hand: he loveth to 12 oppress. And Ephraim said, Surely I am become rich, I have found me wealth: in all my labours they shall 9 find in me none iniquity that were sin. But I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; I will yet again make thee to dwell in tents, as 10 in the days of the solemn feast. I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and 13 by the ministry of the prophets 11 have I used similitudes. Is Gilead iniquity? they are altogether vanity; in Gilgal they sacrifice bullocks: yea, their altars are as 12 heaps in the furrows of the field. And Jacob fled into the field of Aram, and Israel served 13 for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel up out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he 15 preserved. 14 Ephraim hath provoked to anger most bitterly: therefore shall his blood be left upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him.

13 When Ephraim 16 spake, there was trembling; he exalted himself in Israel: but when 2 he offended in Baal, he died. And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, even idols according to their own understanding, all of them the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let 18 the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

4 Or, come in wrath

[Ch. xii.l
in Heb.]
5 Or, and
Judah

is yet
unsted-
fast with
God, and
with the
Holy
One
who is

faithful
6 Heb.
visit
upon.

7 Or,
strength
s Or,
strove

9 Or,
for the
LORD is
the God
of hosts
10 Or,
As for
Canaan,
the &c.
11 Or, a
Canaan-

ite
Heb.
Canaan.

12 Or,
defraud

13 Heb.
by the
hand.
14 Or,
shall be

15 Or, kept

16 Or, spake

with

trembling &c. 17 Or,

became

guilty
18 Or, the
sacri-
ficers of

men

A. V.

[1611
it]

*Is.43.11.
ch. 12. 9.

+ Heb.
droughts.

+ Ieb.

the beast of the field.

+ Heb. in

thy help.

* 1 Sam.
8. 5.
& 15. 23.
& 16. 1.

+ Hcb.
a time.
+ Heb.
the hand.

* 1 Cor.
15.55.

* Ezek.
19. 12.

+ Heb.
vessels of
desire.

11 Or, give
good.
* Heb.
13. 15.

Il Or, blossom. + Heb. strike.

+ Heb.

shall go.

Il Or,
blossom.

|| Or, me-
morial.

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.

4 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.

5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of t great drought.

6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.

7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me t is thine help.

10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? 11 I gave thee a *king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.

12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.

13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.

14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: *O death, ] will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

14 0 Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.

2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the "calves of our lips. 3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall "grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches † shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and "grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

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R.V.

1 Or, knowest

2 Or,

Thou art de

OISrael; for thou de 3 Or, for in me, in thy helpOr, but in me is thy help Some ancient versions

3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the dew that passeth early away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing-floor, and as the smoke out 4 of the chimney. Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou shalt know no god but me, and beside me there is no 5 saviour. I did know thee in the wilderness, 6 in the land of great drought. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore stroyed, 7 have they forgotten me. Therefore am I unto them as a lion as a leopard will I watch by 8 the way I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart: and there will I devour them like a lion; the wild beast shall tear them. 92 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art 10 against me, against thy help. Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, 11 Give me a king and princes? I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken 12 him away in my wrath. The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in help? 13 store. The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; 4 for it is time he should not tarry in the place 14 of the breaking forth of children. I will ransom them from the power of the in &c. grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O grave, 7 where is thy destruction? repentance slrall 15 be hid from mine eyes. Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the breath of the LORD coming up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up he shall spoil the treasure of all 16 pleasant vessels. Samaria shall 10 bear her guilt; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword; their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.

7

5

F

have, who shall

4 OT, when it

is time, he standeth not

5 Heb.
hand.

6 Heb.
Sheol.

· Or. I will be 8 Or, wind

9 Or, it
[Ch. xiv.
jin Heb.]

10 Or,
become
desolate

11 Or,
receive

us gra-
ciously

12 The
Sept.

and

Syriac have, the fruit of our lips.

14 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for 2 thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and return unto the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and 11 accept that which is good: so will we render 12 as 3 bullocks the offering of our lips. Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in 4 thee the fatherless findeth mercy. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for 5 mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as 7 Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and blossom as the vine: 13 the scent thereof 8 shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 14 Ephraim his me shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir tree; from me is thy fruit 9 found. Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them; but transgressors shall fall therein.

13 Or,

morial 14 Or. O Eph. raim, what do.

JOEL.

A. V.

+ Heb. The residue of the palmer

worn.

+ Heb.

laid my fig tree for a barking.

!! Or, ashamed.

* ch.2.15.

Or, day of restraint.

*Is. 13.6.

1 [1611 your]

+ Heb. grains.

" Or. habita tions.

# Or, cornet.

1 THE word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

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?

3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

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.

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.

6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. 7 He hath laid my vine waste, and † barked my fig tree he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.

9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn.

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

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.

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

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.

14 ¶ Sanctify ye a fast, call a "solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,

15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

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

17 The † seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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.

19 O LORD, to three will I cry for the fire hath devoured the "pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field.

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.

2 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 LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

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

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THE word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

La

R.V.

ferent kinds of locusts,

or locusts in different stages of growth.

2 Or, broken

3 Or, down

4 Or, a

5 Or, The husband

2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your 3 fathers? Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and 4 their children another generation. That which the palmerworm hath left hath the 1 Probalocust eaten; and that which the locust bly, difhath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath 51 the caterpiller eaten. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine; for 6 it is cut off from your mouth. For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number; his teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the jaw 7 teeth of a great lion. He hath laid my vine waste, and 2 barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; 8 the branches thereof are made white. ment like a virgin girded with sackcloth for 9 the husband of her youth. The meal offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the 10 LORD's ministers, mourn. The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil 11 languisheth. Be ashamed, O ye husband- shamed men, howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; for the harvest of the 12 field is perished. The vine is withered, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field are withered: for joy is withered away from the sons of 13 men. Gird yourselves with sackcloth, and lament, ye priests; howl, ye ministers of the altar; come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meal offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house 14 of your God. Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD. 15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as destruction from 7 the 16 Almighty shall it come. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness 17 from the house of our God? The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid deso- shrivel late, the barns are broken down; for the 18 corn is 4 withered. How do the beasts groan the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of 19 sheep are made desolate. O LORD, to thee do I cry for the fire hath devoured the 10 pastures of the wilderness, and the flame 20 hath burned all the trees of the field. Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee: for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the 10 pastures of the wilder

ness.

2 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 LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong, there hath not been ever the like, neither

men are a

shamed, the vinedressers howl

6 Or,

elders

7 Heh. Shad

dai.

8 Or,

9 Or,

suffer punish

ment 10 Or, folds

A. V.

+ H.b. of generation and g'neration.

+ Heb. pot.

II Or, dart.

*Is.13.10. Ezek. 32.

7.

* Jer. 30. 7.

Amos 5. 18.

Zeph. 1.

15.

* Jer. 4.1.

*Ex.34.6.

Ps. 86. 5.
Jonah 4.

2.

* Jonah

3. 9.

* ch.1.14.

!! Or,

use a

byword
against
them.

* Ps. 42.
10.

& 79. 10.

& 115, 2.

+ Hcb. he hath magnifial to do.

Or, a teacher of right

eousness. + Heb. according to righteousness.

* Lev. 26. 4.

Deut. 11. 14.

shall be any more after it, even to the years † of many generations.

3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

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.

6 Before their face the people shall be much pained all faces shall gather blackness.

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:

8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

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.

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:

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

12¶Therefore also now, saith the LORD, * turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

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

*

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

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, *sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

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.

17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

19 Yea, the 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:

20 But I will remove far off from you the northern 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 the hath done great things. 21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

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.

23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the 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 month.

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shall be any more after them, even to 3 the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath es4 caped them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, 5 so do they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle 6 array. At their presence the peoples are in 7 anguish all faces are waxed pale. They run like mighty men; they climb the wall like men of war; and they march every one on his ways, and they break not their ranks. 8 Neither doth one thrust another; they march every one in his path: and they burst through the weapons, and break not off

2

R. V.

1 Or,

war. horses

2 Or, achen

around

9 their course. They leap upon the city; they they fall run upon the wall; they climb up into the houses; they enter in at the windows like

the

weapons,

3 Or, are not wounded

10 a thief. The earth quaketh before them; the they ac. heavens tremble: the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their 11 shining and the LORD uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and 12 very terrible; and who can abide it? Yet even now, saith the LORD, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 13 and rend your heart, and not your gar ments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy, 14 and repenteth him of the evil. Who knoweth whether he will not turn and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meal offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

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Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a 16 fast, call a solemn assembly gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the 4 old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the 17 bride out of her closet. Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

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Then was the LORD jealous for his land, 19 and had pity on his people. And the LORD answered and said 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 20 among the nations: but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his forepart into the eastern sea, and his hinder part into the western sea; and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. 21 Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for 22 the LORD hath done great things. 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 23 vine do yield their strength. Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

4 Or,

elders

5 Or, Use a

byword against them

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with his forepart

7 Or.

toward

8 Or, in (or for) right

cousness

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

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.

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

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

28¶¶ And it shall come to pass afterward, 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:

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

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come.

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

3 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

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 for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

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.

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 and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly + pleasant things:

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.

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

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 LORD hath spoken it.

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:

10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

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.

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 is great.

14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of "decision for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and

24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years that 1 the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my 26 great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: 27 and my people shall never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and there is none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

28

R. V.

1 See

ch. i. 4.

[Ch. ill. 1 in Heb.]

2 Or, in the remnant whom

&c. [Ch. iv. 1 in Heb.]

And it shall come to pass afterward, 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 29 men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days 30 will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, 31 blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible 32 day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those that escape, as the LORD hath said, and 2 among the remnant those whom the LORD 3 doth call. For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the cap2 tivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into 3 the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will plead Sec with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots for my people: and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a 4 girl for wine, that they might drink. Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the regions of Philistia? 4 will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your 5 recompence upon your own head. Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my

ver. 12.

4 Or.

will ye repay a

deed of mine.

or will

ye do

unto me? swiftly

&c.

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6 goodly pleasant things; the children also of aught Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border: 7 behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head; 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 men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

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Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war: stir up the mighty men; let all sanctify. the men of war draw near, let them come 10 up. Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak 11 say, I am strong. Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to 12 come down, O LORD. Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of

7 Or, Assemble

yourselves

The

LORD judgeth. 9 Or, vintage 10 Or, get you down

8 Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge That is, 13 all the nations round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, 10 tread ye; for the winepress is full, the fats over14 flow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of the LORD is near in the valley 15 of decision. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. 16 And the LORD shall roar from Zion, and

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