Joel 2:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.”
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BSBPD
“Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast--proclaim a restraint.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Joel 2:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 10:3When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- 1 Kings 21:9In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- 1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- 2 Kings 10:20And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.
- Isaiah 1:13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
- Jeremiah 36:9Now in the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a fast before the LORD was proclaimed to all the people of Jerusalem and all who had come there from the cities of Judah.
- Joel 1:14Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.
- Joel 2:1Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
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