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 Domain
ASVPD

“Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast--proclaim a restraint.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joel 2:15 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 10:3When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
  2. 1 Kings 21:9In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
  3. 1 Kings 21:12They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
  4. 2 Kings 10:20And Jehu commanded, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they announced it.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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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