Joel 2:11

New American Bible - revised edition

The Lord raises his voice at the head of his army; How immense is his host! How numerous those who carry out his command! How great is the day of the Lord! Utterly terrifying! Who can survive it?

Cross References

Psalm 18:14

The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice resound.

Psalm 46:6

God is in its midst; it shall not be shaken; God will help it at break of day.

Psalm 68:18

God’s chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place.

Isaiah 13:4

Listen! the rumble on the mountains: that of an immense throng! Listen! the noise of kingdoms, nations assembled! The Lord of hosts is mustering an army for battle.

Isaiah 42:13

The Lord goes forth like a warrior, like a man of war he stirs up his fury; He shouts out his battle cry, against his enemies he shows his might:

Isaiah 7:18

On that day The Lord shall whistle for the fly in the farthest streams of Egypt, and for the bee in the land of Assyria.

Jeremiah 25:30

As for you, prophesy against them all these words and say to them: The Lord roars from on high, from his holy dwelling he raises his voice; Mightily he roars over his sheepfold, a shout like that of vintagers echoes over all the inhabitants of the earth.

Jeremiah 30:7

Ah! How mighty is that day— there is none like it! A time of distress for Jacob, though he shall be saved from it.

Jeremiah 50:34

Strong is their Redeemer, whose name is Lord of hosts, The sure defender of their cause, who gives rest to their land, but unrest to those who live in Babylon.

Ezekiel 22:14

Will your heart remain firm, will your hands be strong, in the days when I deal with you? I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will act!

Joel 1:15

O! The day! For near is the day of the Lord, like destruction from the Almighty it is coming!

Joel 1:6

For a nation invaded my land, powerful and past counting, With teeth like a lion’s, fangs like those of a lioness.

Joel 2:1

Blow the horn in Zion, sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming! Yes, it approaches,

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds! Like dawn spreading over the mountains, a vast and mighty army! Nothing like it has ever happened in ages past, nor will the future hold anything like it, even to the most distant generations.

Joel 2:25

I will repay you double what the swarming locust has eaten, The hopper, the consuming locust, and the cutter, my great army I sent against you.

Amos 1:2

He said: The Lord roars from Zion, and raises his voice from Jerusalem; The pastures of the shepherds languish, and the summit of Carmel withers.

Amos 5:18

Woe to those who yearn for the day of the Lord! What will the day of the Lord mean for you? It will be darkness, not light!

Amos 5:20

Truly, the day of the Lord will be darkness, not light, gloom without any brightness!

Obadiah 1:15

Near is the day of the Lord against all the nations! As you have done, so will it be done to you, your conduct will come back upon your own head;

Nahum 1:6

Before his wrath, who can stand firm, and who can face his blazing anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and boulders break apart before him.

Malachi 3:2

But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand firm when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire, like fullers’ lye.

Numbers 24:23

Upon seeing [the Ishmaelites?] he recited his poem: Alas, who shall survive of Ishmael,

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Revelation 18:8

Therefore, her plagues will come in one day, pestilence, grief, and famine; she will be consumed by fire. For mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

Revelation 6:17

because the great day of their wrath has come and who can withstand it?”