Joel 3:16–17
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.
*†The LORD also shal roare out of Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem, and the heauens and the earth shall shake, but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. place of repaire, or harbour.
- *Cross-referenceIere.25.30. amos 1.2.
So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
†*So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy Mountaine: then shall Ierusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers passe through her any more.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. holinesse.
- *Cross-referenceReuel.21.27.
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From verse 16
2And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
2And he said, The LORD will *roare from Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem: and the habitations of the shepheards shall mourne, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
- Joel 2:10–11Rank 2 from verse 16
10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
11And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
10The *earth shall quake before them, the heauens shall tremble, the Sun & the Moone shall be darke, & the starres shall withdrawe their shining.
11And the LORD shall vtter his voyce before his armie, for his campe is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the *day of the LORD is great and very terrible, and who can abide it?
- Jeremiah 25:30–31Rank 3 from verse 16
30Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.
30*Therefore prophecie thou against them all these wordes, and say vnto them, The LORD shall roare from an high, and vtter his voice from his holy habitation, he shall mightily roare vpon his habitation, hee shall giue a shout, as they that treade the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31A noise shall come euen to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controuersie with the nations: hee will pleade with all flesh, he will giue them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
- Haggai 2:6Rank 4 from verse 16
- Isaiah 42:13Rank 5 from verse 16
13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
13‖The LORD shall goe foorth as a mighty man, he shall stirre vp iealousie like a man of warre: he shall cry, yea roare; hee shall preuaile against his enemies.
- Jeremiah 16:19Rank 6 from verse 16
19O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
19O LORD, my strength and my fortresse, and my refuge in the day of affliction; the Gentiles shall come vnto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say; Surely our fathers haue inherited lyes, vanitie, and things wherein there is no profit.
- Proverbs 18:10Rank 7 from verse 16
- Ezekiel 38:19Rank 8 from verse 16
- Isaiah 51:16Rank 9 from verse 16
16And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
16*And I haue put my wordes in thy mouth, and haue couered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heauens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say vnto Zion, Thou art my people.
- Psalms 61:3Rank 10 from verse 16
- Psalms 18:2Rank 11 from verse 16
2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
2†The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.
- Revelation 16:18Rank 12 from verse 16
18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
18And there were voices and thunders, and lightnings: and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were vpon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.
- 1 Samuel 15:29Rank 13 from verse 16
- Isaiah 33:16Rank 14 from verse 16
- Psalms 29:11Rank 15 from verse 16
- Psalms 46:1–11Rank 16 from verse 16
1GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
2Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
3Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.
5God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
6The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
7The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
8Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hath made in the earth.
9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
1¶ God is our refuge and strength: a very present helpe in trouble.
2†Therfore will not we feare, though the earth be remoued: and though the mountaines be caried into the midst of the sea.
3 Though the waters thereof roare, and be troubled, though the mountaines shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
4 There is a riuer, the streames wherof shall make glad the citie of God: the holy place of the Tabernacles of the most High.
5†God is in the midst of her: she shal not be moued; God shall helpe her, and that right early.
6The heathen raged, the kingdomes were mooued: he vttered his voyce, the earth melted.
7†The LORD of hosts is with vs; the God of Iacob is our refuge. Selah.
8Come, behold the workes of the LORD, what desolations hee hath made in the earth.
9He maketh warres to cease vnto the end of the earth: hee breaketh the bow, and cutteth the speare in sunder, he burneth the chariot in the fire.
10Be stil, and know that I am God: I will bee exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
11The LORD of hosts is with vs; the God of Iacob is our refuge. Selah.
- Psalms 91:1–2Rank 17 from verse 16
1HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
1¶ †He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high: shall abide vnder the shadow of the Almightie.
2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge, and my fortresse: my God, in him will I trust.
- Hebrews 12:26Rank 19 from verse 16
- Hosea 11:10Rank 20 from verse 16
- Isaiah 51:5–6Rank 21 from verse 16
5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
5My righteousnes is neere: my saluation is gone foorth, and mine armes shall iudge the people: the Iles shall wait vpon me, and on mine arme shall they trust.
6*Lift vp your eyes to the heauens, and looke vpon the earth beneath: for the heauens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall waxe old like a garment, and they that dwel therein shall die in like maner: but my saluation shal be for euer, and my righteousnes shall not be abolished.
- Revelation 11:13Rank 22 from verse 16
13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
13And the same houre was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slaine †of men seuen thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gaue glory to the God of heauen.
- Revelation 11:19Rank 23 from verse 16
19And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
19And the Temple of God was opened in heauen, and there was seene in his Temple the Arke of his Testament, and there were lightnings, and voyces, and thundrings, and an earthquake, and great haile.
- Zechariah 10:12Rank 24 from verse 16
- Isaiah 33:21Rank 25 from verse 16
21But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
21†But there the glorious LORD will be vnto vs a place of broad riuers and streames; wherein shall goe no galley with oares, neither shall gallant ship passe thereby.
- Zechariah 10:6Rank 26 from verse 16
6And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.
6And I will strengthen the house of Iudah, and I will saue the house of Ioseph, and I will bring them againe to place them, for I haue mercie vpon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, & will heare them.
- Zechariah 12:5–8Rank 27 from verse 16
5And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of hosts their God.
6¶ In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
7The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah.
8In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
5‖And the gouernours of Iudah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Ierusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hostes their God.
6¶ In that day will I make the gouernours of Iudah like a harth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheafe; and they shall deuoure all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Ierusalem shall bee inhabited againe in her owne place, euen in Ierusalem.
7The LORD also shall saue the tents of Iudah first, that the glory of the house of Dauid, and the glory of the inhabitants of Ierusalem do not magnifie themselues against Iudah.
8‖In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as Dauid; and the house of Dauid shall be as God, as the Angel of the LORD before them.
From verse 17
- Isaiah 52:1Rank 2 from verse 17
1AWAKE, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.
1¶ *Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion, put on thy beautifull garments, O Ierusalem the holy citie: for hencefoorth there shall no more come into thee the vncircumcised, and the vncleane.
- Nahum 1:15Rank 3 from verse 17
15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
15Behold vpon the *mountaines the feete of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace. O Iudah †keepe thy solemne feasts, performe thy vowes: for the †wicked shall no more passe through thee, he is vtterly cut off.
- Isaiah 4:3Rank 4 from verse 17
3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
3‖And it shall come to passe, that hee that is left in Zion, and hee that remaineth in Ierusalem, shall be called Holy, euen euery one that is written among the liuing in Ierusalem,
- Revelation 21:27Rank 5 from verse 17
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoeuer worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lambes booke of life.
- Jeremiah 31:23Rank 6 from verse 17
23Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
23Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel, As yet they shall vse this speech in the land of Iudah, and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring againe their captiuitie, The LORD blesse thee, O habitation of iustice, and mountaine of holinesse.
- Zechariah 14:20–21Rank 8 from verse 17
20¶ In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the Lord’s house shall be like the bowls before the altar.
21Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts.
20¶ ‖In that day shall there be vpon the bels of the horses, Holines Unto The LORD, and the pots in the Lords house shall bee like the bowles before the Altar.
21*Yea, euery pot in Ierusalem and in Iudah shall bee Holinesse vnto the LORD of hostes, and all they that sacrifice, shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hostes.
- Daniel 11:45Rank 9 from verse 17
45And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
45‖And hee shall plant the tabernacles of his palace betweene the seas in the glorious holy mountaine, yet he shall come to his end, and none shall helpe him.
- Ezekiel 43:12Rank 10 from verse 17
12This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
12This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountaine, the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy: behold, this is the law of the house.
- Ezekiel 48:35Rank 11 from verse 17
- Isaiah 12:6Rank 12 from verse 17
- Isaiah 35:8Rank 13 from verse 17
8And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
8‖And an high way shalbe there, and away, and it shall be called the way of holinesse, the vncleane shall not passe ouer it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaringmen, though fooles, shall not erre therein.
7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
7**And I will make her that halted, a remnant; and her that was cast farre off, a strong nation; and the LORD shall reigne ouer them, in Mount Zion from hencefoorth, euen for euer.
- Obadiah 1:16–17Rank 15 from verse 17
16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
17¶ But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
16For as ye haue drunke vpon my holy mountaine, so shall all the heathen drinke continually: yea, they shall drinke, and they shall ‖swallow downe, and they shall bee as though they had not bene.
17¶ But vpon mount Zion shall be ‖deliuerance, and there ‖shall be holinesse, and the house of Iacob shall possesse their possessions.
- Psalms 76:2Rank 16 from verse 17
- Psalms 9:11Rank 17 from verse 17
- Zechariah 8:3Rank 18 from verse 17
3Thus saith the Lord; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the Lord of hosts the holy mountain.
3Thus saith the LORD, I am returned vnto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Ierusalem, and Ierusalem shall be called a Citie of trueth, and the Mountaine of the LORD of hostes, the holy Mountaine.
- Zephaniah 3:14–16Rank 19 from verse 17
14¶ Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
14¶ Sing, O *daughter of Zion: shout, O Israel: be glad and reioyce with all the heart, O daughter of Ierusalem.
15The LORD hath taken away thy iudgements, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, euen the LORD is in the middest of thee: thou shalt not see euill any more.
16In that day it shall be said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be ‖slacke.
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Joel 3:16
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: A deep, loud, prolonged cry or sound. Sense 2: To make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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1. To speak, declare, or make known. 2. Outermost or complete.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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To move rapidly back and forth; to cause to tremble, loosen, overthrow, or become unsettled.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.
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Joel 3:17
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.
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The one true God.
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Sense 1: Residing, remaining, or abiding. Sense 2: A habitation, home, resting place, or territory.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.
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Sense 1: A great natural elevation of land or an elevated region. Sense 2: A figure of something lofty or formidable.
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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of.
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15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
15*The Sunne and the Moone shall be darkened, and the starres shall withdraw their shining.
16The 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.
16*†The LORD also shal roare out of Zion, and vtter his voice from Ierusalem, and the heauens and the earth shall shake, but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Selected passage17So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
17†*So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy Mountaine: then shall Ierusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers passe through her any more.
Selected passage18¶ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
18¶ *†And it shall come to passe in that day, that the mountaines shal drop downe new wine, and the hils shall flow with milke, and all the riuers of Iudah shall flow with waters, and a fountaine shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.