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Joel 3:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Joel 3:16

Verse 16 of 21

Scripture focus

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.

Joel 3:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Joel 3:16

Theological / Devotional

Roar out of Zion. Compare Amos 1:2; see on Eze. 38:18-23.

Shake. For the application of these prophecies to the future see on v. 2; cf. Rev. 16:17, 18; PP 341.

Hope. Heb. machaseh, “a refuge,” “a shelter.” Judgment upon the enemies of Judah means deliverance for the people of God. Thus it will be when the wicked powers of earth, under the influence of Satan, seek to destroy the faithful remnant (Rev. 13:15). God will intervene to deliver His people (see EW 272, 273).

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