Joel 3:16

Protection and safety Strength and help in weakness Hope

¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

¹⁵ The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.

The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

¹⁷ Then 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.

¹⁸ And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
KJV: The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
WEB: The LORD will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but the LORD will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
ASV: And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
DARBY: And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: and Jehovah will be a shelter for his people, and the refuge of the children of Israel.
BLB: And YHWH will roar from Zion, and from Jerusalem He will give forth His voice, and the heavens and the earth will quake, and YHWH [will be] a refuge for His people and a stronghold for the sons of Israel.

ÅB: Og Herren skal brøle[^3] fra Sion og la sin røst høre fra Jerusalem, og himmel og jord skal skjelve; men Herren er en tilflukt for sitt folk og et vern for Israels barn.
OTB: Herren vil brøle fra Sion
og tordne fra Jerusalem;
himlene og jorden vil skjelve.
Men Herren vil være en tilflukt for sitt folk,
en festning for Israels sønner.
B1930: Og Herren skal brøle fra Sion og la sin røst høre fra Jerusalem, og himmel og jord skal skjelve; men Herren er en tilflukt for sitt folk og et vern for Israels barn. / < som en løve; sml. HSE 11, 10. AMO 1, 2 fg. 3, 8.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Amos 1:2
He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
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Joel 2:10–11
Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
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Jeremiah 25:30–31
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
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Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
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Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
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Isaiah 42:13
The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
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Haggai 2:6
For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
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Ezekiel 38:19
In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
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