Joel 2:1

New International Reader's Version

Priests, blow the trumpets in Zion. Give a warning on my holy mountain. Let everyone who lives in the land tremble with fear. The day of the Lord is coming. It is very near.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:28

So the whole community of Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord. They shouted. They blew rams’ horns and trumpets. They played cymbals, lyres and harps.

Psalm 119:120

My body trembles because I have respect for you. I have great respect for your laws.

Psalm 87:1

The Lord has built his city on the holy mountain.

Exodus 10:14

Large numbers of them came down in every part of Egypt. There had never been a plague of locusts like it before. And there will never be one like it again.

Isaiah 13:6

Cry out! The day of the Lord is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.

Isaiah 13:9

The day of the Lord is coming. It will be a terrible day. The Lord’s burning anger will blaze out. He will make the land dry and empty. He’ll destroy the sinners in it.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord who rules over all has set apart a day when he will judge. He has set it apart for all those who are proud and think they are important. He has set it apart for all those who brag about themselves. All of them will be brought low.

Isaiah 66:2

Didn’t I make everything by my power? That is how all things were created,” announces the Lord. “The people I value are not proud. They are sorry for the wrong things they have done. They have great respect for what I say.

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to the word of the Lord. Listen, you who tremble with fear when he speaks. He says, “Some of your own people hate you. They turn their backs on you because you are faithful to me. They make fun of you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his glory by saving you. Then we can see how happy you are.’ But they will be put to shame.

Jeremiah 16:10

“Tell these people all these things. They will ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decided to send so much trouble on us? We haven’t done anything wrong. We haven’t committed any sins against the Lord our God.’

Jeremiah 16:7

No one will offer food or drink to comfort those who mourn for the dead. No one will do this even if someone’s father or mother has died.

Jeremiah 4:5

“Announce my message in Judah. Tell it in Jerusalem. Say, ‘Blow trumpets all through the land!’ Give a loud shout and say, ‘Gather together! Let’s run to cities that have high walls around them!’

Jeremiah 5:22

Shouldn’t you have respect for me?’ announces the Lord. ‘Shouldn’t you tremble with fear in front of me? I made the sand to hold the ocean back. It will do that forever. The ocean can’t go past it. The waves might roll, but they can’t sweep over it. They might roar, but they can’t go across it.

Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them, ‘The Lord and King says, “I am going to put an end to this proverb. They will not use that saying in Israel anymore.” ’ Tell them, ‘The days are coming soon when every vision will come true.

Ezekiel 21:12

Son of man, cry out and weep. The sword is against my people. It is against all the princes of Israel. It will kill them along with the rest of my people. So beat your chest in sorrow.

Ezekiel 30:3

The day is near. The day of the Lord is coming. It will be a cloudy day. The nations have been sentenced to die.

Ezekiel 33:3

He sees the enemies coming against the land. He blows a trumpet to warn the people.

Ezekiel 33:6

But suppose the guard sees the enemies coming. And he does not blow the trumpet to warn the people. The enemies come and kill one of them. Then their life has been taken away from them because they sinned. But I will hold the guard responsible for their death.’

Ezekiel 7:10

“ ‘The day for me to punish you is here! It is here! Death has arrived. The time is ripe for you to be judged. Your pride has grown so much that you will be destroyed.

Ezekiel 7:12

“ ‘The time has come! The day has arrived! I will soon pour out my great anger on the whole crowd of you. Do not let the buyer be happy. Do not let the seller be sad.

Daniel 6:26

“I order people in every part of my kingdom to respect and honor Daniel’s God. “He is the living God. He will live forever. His kingdom will not be destroyed. His rule will never end.

Daniel 9:16

Lord, you saved your people before. So turn your great anger away from Jerusalem again. After all, it is your city. It’s your holy mountain. You have made those who live around us think little of Jerusalem and your people. That’s because we have sinned. Our people before us did evil things too.

Daniel 9:20

I was speaking and praying. I was admitting that I and my people Israel had sinned. I was making my appeal to the Lord my God. My appeal was about his holy mountain of Zion.

Hosea 5:8

“My people, blow trumpets in Gibeah! Blow horns in Ramah! Shout the battle cry in Bethel! Say to the people of Benjamin, ‘Lead on into battle!’

Hosea 8:1

The Lord said to me, “Put a trumpet to your lips! Give a warning to my people! Assyria is like an eagle. It is ready to attack my land. My people have broken the covenant I made with them. They have refused to obey my law.

Joel 1:15

The day of the Lord is near. How sad it will be on that day! The Mighty One is coming to destroy you.

Joel 2:11

The Lord thunders with his mighty voice as he leads his army. He has so many forces they can’t even be counted. The army that obeys his commands is mighty. The day of the Lord is great and terrifying. Who can live through it?

Joel 2:15

Priests, blow the trumpets in Zion. Announce a holy fast. Tell the people not to eat anything. Gather them together for a special service.

Joel 2:31

The sun will become dark. The moon will turn red like blood. It will happen before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.

Joel 3:14

Huge numbers of soldiers are gathered in the valley where the Lord will hand down his sentence. The day of the Lord is near in that valley.

Joel 3:17

The Lord says, “You will know that I am the Lord your God. I live in Zion. It is my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be my holy city. People from other lands will never again attack it.

Amos 3:6

When someone blows a trumpet in a city, don’t the people tremble with fear? When trouble comes to a city, hasn’t the Lord caused it?

Amos 5:18

How terrible it will be for you who long for the day of the Lord! Why do you want it to come? That day will be dark, not light.

Amos 8:2

“What do you see, Amos?” he asked. “A basket of ripe fruit,” I replied. Then the Lord said to me, “The time is ripe for my people Israel. I will no longer spare them.

Obadiah 1:15

“The day of the Lord is near for all the nations. Others will do to you what you have done to them. You will be paid back for what you have done.

Zephaniah 1:14

The great day of the Lord is near. In fact, it is coming quickly. The cries on that day are bitter. The Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

Zephaniah 1:16

Trumpet blasts and battle cries will be heard. Soldiers will attack cities that have forts and corner towers.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in front of him. He is the Lord and King. The day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has set apart for himself the people he has invited.

Zephaniah 3:11

Jerusalem, you have done many wrong things to me. But at that time you will not be put to shame anymore. That’s because I will remove from this city those who think so highly of themselves. You will never be proud again on my holy mountain of Zion.

Zechariah 14:1

The day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem. At that time your enemies will steal everything your people own. They will divide it up within your walls.

Zechariah 8:3

He continued, “I will return to Zion. I will live among my people in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City. And my mountain will be called the Holy Mountain.”

Malachi 4:1

“You can be sure the day of the Lord is coming. My anger will burn like a furnace. All those who are proud will be like straw. So will all those who do what is evil. The day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord who rules over all. “Not even a root or a branch will be left to them.

Numbers 10:2

“Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. Blow them when you want the community to gather together. And blow them when you want the camps to start out.

Numbers 10:3

When both trumpets are blown, the whole community must gather in front of you. They must come to the entrance to the tent of meeting.

1 Corinthians 14:8

Also, if the trumpet call isn’t clear, who will get ready for battle?

Philippians 2:12

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.

1 Thessalonians 5:2

You know very well how the day of the Lord will come. It will come like a thief in the night.

James 5:8

You too must be patient. You must remain strong. The Lord will soon come back.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. So be watchful and control yourselves. Then you may pray.

Revelation 6:17

The great day of their anger has come. Who can live through it?”