Joel 2:11

Good News Translation

The Lord thunders commands to his army. The troops that obey him are many and mighty. How terrible is the day of the Lord! Who will survive it?

Cross References

Psalm 18:14

He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

Psalm 46:6

Nations are terrified, kingdoms are shaken; God thunders, and the earth dissolves.

Psalm 68:18

He goes up to the heights, taking many captives with him; he receives gifts from rebellious people. The Lord God will live there.

Isaiah 13:4

Listen to the noise on the mountains—the sound of a great crowd of people, the sound of nations and kingdoms gathering. The Lord of Armies is preparing his troops for battle.

Isaiah 42:13

The Lord goes out to fight like a warrior; he is ready and eager for battle. He gives a war cry, a battle shout; he shows his power against his enemies.

Isaiah 7:18

“When that time comes, the Lord will whistle as a signal for the Egyptians to come like flies from the farthest branches of the Nile, and for the Assyrians to come from their land like bees.

Jeremiah 25:30

“You, Jeremiah, must proclaim everything I have said. You must tell these people, ‘The Lord will roar from heaven and thunder from the heights of heaven. He will roar against his people; he will shout like a man treading grapes. Everyone on earth will hear him,

Jeremiah 30:7

A terrible day is coming; no other day can compare with it— a time of distress for my people, but they will survive.”

Jeremiah 50:34

But the one who will rescue them is strong—his name is the Lord Almighty. He himself will take up their cause and will bring peace to the earth, but trouble to the people of Babylonia.”

Ezekiel 22:14

Do you think you will have any courage left or have strength enough to lift your hand when I am finished with you? I, the Lord, have spoken, and I keep my word.

Joel 1:15

The day of the Lord is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. What terror that day will bring!

Joel 1:6

An army of locusts has attacked our land; they are powerful and too many to count; their teeth are as sharp as those of a lion.

Joel 2:1

Blow the trumpet; sound the alarm on Zion, God's sacred hill. Tremble, people of Judah! The day of the Lord is coming soon.

Joel 2:2

It will be a dark and gloomy day, a black and cloudy day. The great army of locusts advances like darkness spreading over the mountains. There has never been anything like it, and there never will be again.

Joel 2:25

I will give you back what you lost in the years when swarms of locusts ate your crops. It was I who sent this army against you.

Joel 2:31

The sun will be darkened, and the moon will turn red as blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Joel 3:14

Thousands and thousands are in the Valley of Judgment. It is there that the day of the Lord will soon come.

Joel 3:16

The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people.

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown.”

Amos 5:18

How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the Lord! What good will that day do you? For you it will be a day of darkness and not of light.

Amos 5:20

The day of the Lord will bring darkness and not light; it will be a day of gloom, without any brightness.

Obadiah 1:15

“The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge all nations. Edom, what you have done will be done to you. You will get back what you have given.

Nahum 1:6

When he is angry, who can survive? Who can survive his terrible fury? He pours out his flaming anger; rocks crumble to dust before him.

Malachi 3:2

But who will be able to endure the day when he comes? Who will be able to survive when he appears? He will be like strong soap, like a fire that refines metal.

Numbers 24:23

Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Who are these people gathering in the north?

1 Thessalonians 4:16

There will be the shout of command, the archangel's voice, the sound of God's trumpet, and the Lord himself will come down from heaven. Those who have died believing in Christ will rise to life first;

Revelation 18:8

Because of this, in one day she will be struck with plagues— disease, grief, and famine. And she will be burned with fire, because the Lord God, who judges her, is mighty.”

Revelation 6:17

The terrible day of their anger is here, and who can stand up against it?”