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Joel 3:16

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The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

KJV

The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

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This verse in Joel 3

Commentary

7 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

The Lord also shall roar out of Zion - His temple and worship shall be reestablished there, and he will thence denounce his judgments against the nations. “The heavens and the earth shall shake.” There shall be great commotions in powerful empires and their dependencies; but in all these things his own people shall be unmoved, for God shall be their hope and strength.

This site's exposition

The sun and the moon shall be darkened

on Joel 3:15-17

The sun and the moon shall be darkened repeats 2:10 and 2:31's language once more, binding the locust plague, the Pentecost promise, and this final judgment together under one recurring description rather than three unrelated events. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, quoted almost word for word at Amos 1:2, pictures the Lord as a lion whose voice alone shakes heaven and earth, yet the same voice that terrifies the nations is named the hope of his people in the very next clause. So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain promises a Jerusalem where no strangers pass through her any more, a restoration the commentators tie to the temple's presence, and readers differ on how far into the future the promise reaches, positions named and not adjudicated here.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Joel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Ver. 16, 17.) And the Lord will roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem He will give His voice, and the heavens and the earth will be moved. And the Lord is the hope of His people and the strength of the children of Israel. And you will know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will not pass through it anymore. LXX: But the Lord will cry out from Zion, and from Jerusalem He will give His voice, and the heavens and the earth will be moved.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

To the wicked it will be a terrible day. The Lord shall then speak from Zion and Jerusalem, from the throne of his glory, from heaven, where he manifests himself in a peculiar manner, as sometimes he has done in the glorious high throne of his sanctuary, which yet was but a faint resemblance of the glory of that day.
The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem,....

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

The victories of the Jews over their cruel foe Antiochus, under the Maccabees, may be a reference of this prophecy; but the ultimate reference is to the last Antichrist, of whom Antiochus was the type. Jerusalem being the central seat of the theocracy (Ps 132:13), it is from thence that Jehovah discomfits the foe. roar--as a lion (Jer 25:30;

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — unbalanced-parens

The Lord shall roar out of Zion - As in the destruction of Sennacherib, when he was now close upon his prey, and “shook his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem, the Lord of hosts lopped the bough with terror, and the high ones of stature were hewn down, and the haughty were humbled Isa 10:32-33, so at the end. It is foretold of antichrist, that his destruction shall be sudden, “Then shall that Wicked one be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of His mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His Coming” 2Th 2:8. And Isaiah saith of our Lord, “He shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and with the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked” Isa 11:4. When the multitudes of God’s enemies were thronged together, then would He speak with His Voice of terror. The terrible voice of God’s warnings is compared to the roaring of a lion. “The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord hath spoken, who can but prophesy?” Amo 3:8. Much more, when those words of awe are fulfilled. Our Lord then, “The Lion of the tribe of Judah” Rev 5:5. […]

The words behind it

15 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיהוָ֞הand Yahweh

    vayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • מִצִּיּ֣וֹןfrom Zion

    mitziyonH6726 →154 times

  • יִשְׁאָ֗גhe will roar

    yishagH7580 →

  • וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙and from Jerusalem

    umirushalimH3389 →643 times

  • יִתֵּ֣ןhe will give forth

    yitenH5414 →2011 times

  • קוֹל֔וֹvoice his

    koloH6963 →506 times

  • וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּand they will shake

    veraashuH7493 →

  • שָׁמַ֣יִםheaven

    shamayimH8064 →421 times

  • וָאָ֑רֶץand earth

    vaaretzH776 →2504 times

  • וַֽיהוָה֙and Yahweh

    vayahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה[will be] a refuge

    machasehH4268 →

  • לְעַמּ֔וֹfor people his

    leamoH5971 →1873 times

  • וּמָע֖וֹזand a stronghold

    umaozH4581 →

  • לִבְנֵ֥יfor [the] people of

    livneiH1121 →4930 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Romans 15:13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.19 worksZechariah 9:12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.18 works1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.14 works1 Samuel 15:29Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”12 worksJoel 2:10–11Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.11 worksAmos 1:2He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”11 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Hebrews 12:26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”10 worksJeremiah 25:30–31So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.8 worksIsaiah 13:13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.8 worksHaggai 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.7 worksJeremiah 16:19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.7 worksProverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.7 worksIsaiah 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:7 worksHosea 11:10They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.7 worksIsaiah 51:16I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”6 worksEzekiel 38:19In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.6 worksPsalms 61:3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.6 worksZechariah 12:5Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’6 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Haggai 2:6

    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 12:26–28

      At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”

    • Isaiah 10:25

      For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.”

    • Luke 21:25–27

      There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.

    • Mark 13:24–26

      But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

    • Acts 2:19

      I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 16:19

    O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 25:4

      For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like…

    • Nahum 1:7

      The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

  • Through

    Amos 1:2

    He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 25:30

      So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly…

About Joel

Joel: the study guide →Read Joel 3 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, The Twelve Minor Prophets; Edward Bouverie Pusey, The Minor Prophets: A Commentary; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Joel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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