Joel 2:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Sound the trumpet on Zion, the LORD's sacred hill. Warn everyone to tremble! The judgment day of the LORD is coming soon.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:28

While the sacred chest was being carried into Jerusalem, everyone was celebrating by shouting and playing music on horns, trumpets, cymbals, harps, and other stringed instruments.

Psalm 119:120

I tremble all over when I think of you and the way you judge.

Psalm 87:1

Zion was built by the LORD on the holy mountain,

Exodus 10:14

were swarming everywhere. Never before had there been so many locusts in Egypt, and never again will there be so many.

Isaiah 13:6

Cry and weep! The day is coming when the mighty LORD will bring destruction.

Isaiah 13:9

I, the LORD, will show no mercy or pity when that time comes. In my anger I will destroy the earth and every sinner who lives on it.

Isaiah 2:12

The LORD All-Powerful has chosen a day when those who are proud and conceited will be put down.

Isaiah 66:2

I have made everything; that's how it all came to be. I, the LORD, have spoken. The people I treasure most are the humble— they depend only on me and tremble when I speak.

Isaiah 66:5

If you tremble when the LORD speaks, listen to what he says: “Some of your own people hate and reject you because of me. They make fun and say, ‘Let the LORD show his power! Let us see him make you truly happy.’ But those who say these things will be terribly ashamed.”

Jeremiah 16:10

They will ask, “Why has the LORD our God threatened us with so many disasters? Have we done something wrong or sinned against him?”

Jeremiah 16:7

No one will bring food and wine to help comfort those who are mourning the death of their father or mother.

Jeremiah 4:5

“Sound the trumpets, my people. Warn the people of Judah, ‘Run for your lives! Head for Jerusalem or another walled town!’ “Jeremiah, tell them I'm sending disaster from the north.

Jeremiah 5:22

that you should worship me with fear and trembling? I'm the one who made the shore to hold back the ocean. Waves may crash on the beach, but they can come no further.

Ezekiel 12:23

Now tell the people that I, the LORD, am going to prove that saying wrong. No one will ever be able to use it again in Israel, because very soon everything I have said will come true!

Ezekiel 21:12

Groan in sorrow, Ezekiel; the sword is drawn against my people and their leaders. They will die! So give up all hope.

Ezekiel 30:3

because you will soon be punished! That will be a time of darkness and doom for all nations.

Ezekiel 33:3

and to sound a warning signal when the enemy is seen coming.

Ezekiel 33:6

But suppose the person watching fails to sound the warning signal. The enemy will attack and kill some of the sinful people in that country, and I, the LORD, will hold that person responsible for their death.

Ezekiel 7:10

Disaster is near! Injustice and arrogance are everywhere,

Ezekiel 7:12

The time is coming when everyone will be ruined. Buying and selling will stop,

Daniel 6:26

I command everyone in my kingdom to worship and honour the God of Daniel. He is the living God, the one who lives for ever. His power and his kingdom will never end.

Daniel 9:16

In the past, you treated us with such kindness, that we now beg you to stop being so terribly angry with Jerusalem. After all, it is your chosen city built on your holy mountain, even though it has suffered public disgrace because of our sins and those of our ancestors.

Daniel 9:20

I was still confessing my sins and those of all Israel to the LORD my God, and I was praying for the good of his holy mountain,

Hosea 5:8

Give a warning on the trumpet! Let it be heard in Gibeah, Ramah, and sinful Bethel. Benjamin, watch out!

Hosea 8:1

Sound a warning! Israel, you broke our agreement and ignored my teaching. Now an eagle is swooping down to attack my land.

Joel 1:15

We are in for trouble! Soon the LORD All-Powerful will bring disaster.

Joel 2:11

The LORD God leads this army of countless troops, and they obey his commands. The day of his judgment is so terrible that no one can stand it.

Joel 2:15

Sound the trumpet on Zion! Call the people together. Show your sorrow by going without food.

Joel 2:31

The sun will turn dark, and the moon will be as red as blood before that great and terrible day when I appear.

Joel 3:14

Crowds fill Decision Valley. The judgment day of the LORD will soon be here—

Joel 3:17

I am the LORD your God. And you will know I live on Zion, my sacred hill, because Jerusalem will be sacred, untouched by foreign troops.

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?

Amos 5:18

You look forward to the day when the LORD comes to judge. But you are in for trouble! It won't be a time of sunshine; all will be darkness.

Amos 8:2

and asked, “Amos, what do you see?” “A basket of ripe fruit,” I replied. Then he said, “This is the end for my people Israel. I won't forgive them again.

Obadiah 1:15

The day is coming when I, the LORD, will judge the nations. And, Edom, you will pay in full for what you have done.

Zephaniah 1:14

The great day of the LORD is coming soon, very soon. On that terrible day, fearsome shouts of warriors will be heard everywhere.

Zephaniah 1:16

of trumpet calls and battle cries against fortified cities and mighty fortresses.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent! I am the LORD God, and the time is near. I am preparing to sacrifice my people and to invite my guests.

Zephaniah 3:11

When that time comes, you won't rebel against me and be put to shame. I'll do away with those who are proud and arrogant. Never will any of them strut around on my holy mountain.

Zechariah 14:1

The LORD will have his day. And when it comes, everything that was ever taken from Jerusalem will be returned and divided among its people.

Zechariah 8:3

I will return to Jerusalem and live there on Mount Zion. Then Jerusalem will be known as my faithful city, and Zion will be known as my holy mountain.

Malachi 4:1

The day of judgment is certain to come. And it will be like a red-hot furnace with flames that burn up proud and sinful people, as though they were straw. Not a branch or a root will be left. I, the LORD All-Powerful, have spoken!

Numbers 10:2

Have two trumpets made out of hammered silver. These will be used to call the people together and to give the signal for moving your camp.

Numbers 10:3

If both trumpets are blown, everyone is to meet with you at the entrance to the sacred tent.

1 Corinthians 14:8

If a bugle call isn't clear, how would you know to get ready for battle?

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

You know that the Lord's return will be as a thief coming at night.

James 5:8

Be patient like those farmers and don't give up. The Lord will soon be here!

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.

Revelation 6:17

That terrible day has come! God and the Lamb will show their anger, and who can face it?”