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Joel 2:1

Blow 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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ASV

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 Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

KJV

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;

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
תִּקְע֨וּtik.'Ugive a blast onH8628 →
שׁוֹפָ֜רsho.Fara ram's hornH7782 →
בְּצִיּ֗וֹןbe.tzi.Yonin ZionH6726 →
וְהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ve.ha.Ri.'uand sound a battle signalH7321 →
בְּהַ֣רbe.Haron [the] mountain ofH2022 →
קָדְשִׁ֔יkod.shiholiness myH6944 →
יִרְגְּז֕וּyir.ge.Zulet them trembleH7264 →
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
בָ֥אva'[is] about to comeH935 →
יוֹם־yom-[the] day ofH3117 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
קָרֽוֹב׃ka.Rov[it is] nearH7138 →

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Joel 2:15Blow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.1 Peter 4:7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.Joel 1:15Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.Joel 3:17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”Zephaniah 1:14The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.Jeremiah 5:22Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.Zephaniah 3:11On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be haughty on My holy mountain.Hosea 5:8Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah; raise the battle cry in Beth-aven: Lead on, O Benjamin!1 Thessalonians 5:2For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.Hosea 8:1Put the ram’s horn to your lips! An eagle looms over the house of the LORD, because the people have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law.Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.Ezekiel 7:12The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude.Ezekiel 33:3and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.Obadiah 1:15For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.Jeremiah 4:5Announce in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say: “Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land. Cry aloud and say, ‘Assemble yourselves and let us flee to the fortified cities.’Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?Zephaniah 1:16a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.

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