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{\MT JOEL.



\par }\ChapOne{1}{\MM \VerseOne{1}{\SC{The}} word of the
{\SC{Lord}} that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.


\par }{\Q \VS{2}Hear this, ye old men,

\par }{\Q And give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land.

\par }{\Q Hath this been in your days,

\par }{\Q Or even in the days of your fathers?


\par }{\Q \VS{3}Tell ye your children of it,

\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{let}} your children
{\ADD{tell}} their children,

\par }{\Q And their children another generation.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten;

\par }{\Q And that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten;

\par }{\Q And that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpillar eaten.


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{\Q \VS{5}Awake, ye drunkards, and weep;

\par }{\Q And howl, all ye drinkers of wine,

\par }{\Q Because of the new wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}For a nation is come up upon my land,

\par }{\Q Strong, and without number,

\par }{\Q Whose teeth
{\ADD{are}} the teeth of a lion,

\par }{\Q And he hath the cheek-teeth of a great lion.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}He hath laid my vine waste,

\par }{\Q And barked my fig tree:

\par }{\Q He hath made it clean bare, and cast
{\ADD{it}} away;

\par }{\Q The branches thereof are made white.


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the
{\SC{Lord}};

\par }{\Q The priests, the
{\SC{Lord’s}} ministers, mourn.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}The field is wasted, the land mourneth;

\par }{\Q For the corn is wasted, the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers,

\par }{\Q For the wheat and for the barley;

\par }{\Q Because the harvest of the field is perished.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth;

\par }{\Q The pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree,

\par }{\Q {\ADD{Even}} all the trees of the field, are withered:

\par }{\Q Because joy is withered away from the sons of men.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests:

\par }{\Q Howl, ye ministers of the altar:

\par }{\Q Come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God;

\par }{\Q For the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly,

\par }{\Q Gather the elders
{\ADD{and}} all the inhabitants of the land

\par }{\Q {\ADD{Into}} the house of the
{\SC{Lord}} your God,

\par }{\Q And cry unto the
{\SC{Lord}},


\par }{\Q \VS{15}Alas for the day! for the day of the
{\SC{Lord}}
{\ADD{is}} at hand,

\par }{\Q And as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Is not the meat cut off before our eyes,

\par }{\Q {\ADD{Yea}}, joy and gladness from the house of our God?


\par }{\Q \VS{17}The seed is rotten under their clods,

\par }{\Q The garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down;

\par }{\Q For the corn is withered.


\par }{\Q \VS{18}How do the beasts groan!

\par }{\Q The herds of cattle are perplexed,

\par }{\Q Because they have no pasture;

\par }{\Q Yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}O
{\SC{Lord}}, to thee will I cry:

\par }{\Q For the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness,

\par }{\Q And the flame hath burnt all the trees of the field.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}The beasts of the field cry also unto thee:

\par }{\Q For the rivers of waters are dried up,

\par }{\Q And the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.


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\PoetryChap{2}{\Q \VerseOne{1}Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain:

\par }{\Q Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble:

\par }{\Q For the day of the
{\SC{Lord}} cometh, for
{\ADD{it is}} nigh at hand;


\par }{\Q \VS{2}A day of darkness and of gloominess,

\par }{\Q A day of clouds and of thick darkness,

\par }{\Q As the morning spread upon the mountains:

\par }{\Q A great people and a strong;

\par }{\Q There hath not been ever the like,

\par }{\Q Neither shall be any more after it,

\par }{\Q {\ADD{Even}} to the years of many generations.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}A fire devoureth before them;

\par }{\Q And behind them a flame burneth:

\par }{\Q The land
{\ADD{is}} as the garden of Eden before them,

\par }{\Q And behind them a desolate wilderness;

\par }{\Q Yea, and nothing shall escape them.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}The appearance of them
{\ADD{is}} as the appearance of horses;

\par }{\Q And as horsemen, so shall they run.


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap,

\par }{\Q Like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble,

\par }{\Q As a strong people set in battle array.


\par }{\Q \VS{6}Before their face
{\ADD{the}} people shall be much pained:

\par }{\Q All faces shall gather blackness.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}They shall run like mighty
{\ADD{men;}} they shall climb the wall like men of war;

\par }{\Q And they shall march every one on his ways,

\par }{\Q And they shall not break their ranks:


\par }{\Q \VS{8}Neither shall one thrust another;

\par }{\Q They shall walk every one in his path:

\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{when}} they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.


\par }{\Q \VS{9}They shall run to and fro in the city;

\par }{\Q They shall run upon the wall,

\par }{\Q They shall climb up upon the houses;

\par }{\Q They shall enter in at the windows like a thief.


\par }{\Q \VS{10}The earth shall quake before them;

\par }{\Q The heavens shall tremble:

\par }{\Q The sun and the moon shall be dark,

\par }{\Q And the stars shall withdraw their shining:


\par }{\Q \VS{11}And the
{\SC{Lord}} shall utter his voice before his army:

\par }{\Q For his camp
{\ADD{is}} very great:

\par }{\Q For
{\ADD{he is}} strong that executeth his word:

\par }{\Q For the day of the
{\SC{Lord}}
{\ADD{is}} great and very terrible;

\par }{\Q And who can abide it?


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{\Q \VS{12}Therefore also now, saith the
{\SC{Lord}},

\par }{\Q Turn ye
{\ADD{even}} to me with all your heart,

\par }{\Q And with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:


\par }{\Q \VS{13}And rent your heart, and not your garments,

\par }{\Q And turn unto the
{\SC{Lord}} your God:

\par }{\Q For he
{\ADD{is}} gracious and merciful,

\par }{\Q Slow to anger, and of great kindness,

\par }{\Q And repenteth him of the evil.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Who knoweth
{\ADD{if}} he will return and repent,

\par }{\Q And leave a blessing behind him;

\par }{\Q {\ADD{Even}} a meat offering and a drink offering unto the
{\SC{Lord}} your God?


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{\Q \VS{15}Blow the trumpet in Zion,

\par }{\Q Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:


\par }{\Q \VS{16}Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,

\par }{\Q Gather the children, and those that suck the breasts:

\par }{\Q Let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}Let the priests, the ministers of the
{\SC{Lord}}, weep between the porch and the altar,

\par }{\Q And let them say, Spare thy people, O
{\SC{Lord}},

\par }{\Q And give not thine heritage to reproach,

\par }{\Q That the heathen should rule over them:

\par }{\Q Wherefore should they say among the people, Where
{\ADD{is}} their God?


\par }{\Q \VS{18}Then will the
{\SC{Lord}} be jealous for his land,

\par }{\Q And pity his people.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Yea, the
{\SC{Lord}} will answer and say unto his people,

\par }{\Q Behold, I
{\ADD{will}} send you corn, and wine, and oil,

\par }{\Q And ye shall be satisfied therewith:

\par }{\Q And I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:


\par }{\Q \VS{20}But I will remove far off from you the northern
{\ADD{army}},

\par }{\Q And will drive him into a land barren and desolate,

\par }{\Q With his face toward the east sea,

\par }{\Q And his hinder part towards the utmost sea,

\par }{\Q And his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up,

\par }{\Q Because he hath done great things.


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{\Q \VS{21}Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice:

\par }{\Q For the
{\SC{Lord}} will do great things.


\par }{\Q \VS{22}Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field:

\par }{\Q For the pastures of the wilderness do spring,

\par }{\Q For the tree beareth her fruit,

\par }{\Q The fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.


\par }{\Q \VS{23}Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the
{\SC{Lord}} your God:

\par }{\Q For he hath given you the former rain moderately,

\par }{\Q And he will cause to come down for you the rain,

\par }{\Q The former rain, and the latter rain in the first
{\ADD{month}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{24}And the floors shall be full
{\ADD{of}} wheat,

\par }{\Q And the fats shall overflow
{\ADD{with}} wine and oil.


\par }{\Q \VS{25}And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten,

\par }{\Q The cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm,

\par }{\Q My great army which I sent among you.


\par }{\Q \VS{26}And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied,

\par }{\Q And praise the name of the
{\SC{Lord}} your God,

\par }{\Q That hath dealt wondrously with you:

\par }{\Q And my people shall never be ashamed.


\par }{\Q \VS{27}And ye shall know that I
{\ADD{am}} in the midst of Israel,

\par }{\Q And
{\ADD{that}} I
{\ADD{am}} the
{\SC{Lord}} your God, and none else:

\par }{\Q And my people shall never be ashamed.


\par }{\Q \VS{28}And it shall come to pass afterward,

\par }{\Q That I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;

\par }{\Q And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

\par }{\Q Your old men shall dream dreams,

\par }{\Q Your young men shall see visions:


\par }{\Q \VS{29}And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids

\par }{\Q In those days will I pour out my spirit.


\par }{\Q \VS{30}And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth,

\par }{\Q Blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.


\par }{\Q \VS{31}The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood,

\par }{\Q Before the great and the terrible day of the
{\SC{Lord}} come.


\par }{\Q \VS{32}And it shall come to pass,
{\ADD{that}} whosoever shall call on the name of the
{\SC{Lord}} shall be delivered:

\par }{\Q For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance,

\par }{\Q As the
{\SC{Lord}} hath said,

\par }{\Q And in the remnant whom the
{\SC{Lord}}
{\ADD{shall}} call.


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\PoetryChap{3}{\Q \VerseOne{1}For behold, in those days, and in that time,

\par }{\Q When I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,


\par }{\Q \VS{2}I will also gather all nations,

\par }{\Q And will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat,

\par }{\Q And will plead with them there for my people and
{\ADD{for}} my heritage Israel,

\par }{\Q Whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.


\par }{\Q \VS{3}And they have cast lots for my people;

\par }{\Q And have given a boy for a harlot,

\par }{\Q And sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.


\par }{\Q \VS{4}Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon,

\par }{\Q And all the coasts of Palestine?

\par }{\Q Will ye render me a recompence?

\par }{\Q And if ye recompense me,

\par }{\Q Swiftly
{\ADD{and}} speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;


\par }{\Q \VS{5}Because ye have taken my silver and my gold,

\par }{\Q And have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:


\par }{\Q \VS{6}The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians,

\par }{\Q That
{\ADD{ye}} might remove them far from their border.


\par }{\Q \VS{7}Behold, I
{\ADD{will}} raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them,

\par }{\Q And will return your recompence upon your own head:


\par }{\Q \VS{8}And I will sell your sons and your daughters

\par }{\Q Into the hand of the children of Judah,

\par }{\Q And they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off:

\par }{\Q For the
{\SC{Lord}} hath spoken
{\ADD{it}}.


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{\Q \VS{9}Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles;

\par }{\Q Prepare war, wake up the mighty
{\ADD{men}},

\par }{\Q Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:


\par }{\Q \VS{10}Beat your plowshares into swords,

\par }{\Q And your pruninghooks into spears:

\par }{\Q Let the weak say, I
{\ADD{am}} strong.


\par }{\Q \VS{11}Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen,

\par }{\Q And gather yourselves together round about:

\par }{\Q Thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O
{\SC{Lord}}.


\par }{\Q \VS{12}Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat:

\par }{\Q For there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.


\par }{\Q \VS{13}Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe:

\par }{\Q Come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow;

\par }{\Q For their wickedness
{\ADD{is}} great.


\par }{\Q \VS{14}Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision:

\par }{\Q For the day of the
{\SC{Lord}}
{\ADD{is}} near in the valley of decision.


\par }{\Q \VS{15}The sun and the moon shall be darkened,

\par }{\Q And the stars shall withdraw their shining.


\par }{\Q \VS{16}The
{\SC{Lord}} also shall roar out of Zion,

\par }{\Q And utter his voice from Jerusalem;

\par }{\Q And the heavens and the earth shall shake:

\par }{\Q But the
{\SC{Lord}}
{\ADD{will be}} the hope of his people,

\par }{\Q And the strength of the children of Israel.


\par }{\Q \VS{17}So shall ye know that I
{\ADD{am}} the
{\SC{Lord}} your God

\par }{\Q Dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain:

\par }{\Q Then shall Jerusalem be holy,

\par }{\Q And there shall no strangers pass through her any more.


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{\Q \VS{18}And it shall come to pass in that day,

\par }{\Q {\ADD{That}} the mountains shall drop down new wine,

\par }{\Q And the hills shall flow
{\ADD{with}} milk,

\par }{\Q And all the rivers of Judah shall flow
{\ADD{with}} waters,

\par }{\Q And a fountain shall come forth of the house of the
{\SC{Lord}},

\par }{\Q And shall water the valley of Shittim.


\par }{\Q \VS{19}Egypt shall be a desolation,

\par }{\Q And Edom shall be a desolate wilderness,

\par }{\Q For the violence against the children of Judah,

\par }{\Q Because they have shed innocent blood in their land.


\par }{\Q \VS{20}But Judah shall dwell for ever,

\par }{\Q And Jerusalem from generation to generation.


\par }{\Q \VS{21}For I will cleanse their blood
{\ADD{that}} I have not cleansed:

\par }{\Q For the
{\SC{Lord}} dwelleth in Zion.


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