Joel 2 · Verse 15

Joel 2:15

Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
Joel 2:15, King James Version

Joel 2:15 in other translations

BSBBlow the ram’s horn in Zion, consecrate a fast, proclaim a sacred assembly.
WEBBlow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.
ASVBlow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;
YLTBlow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast--proclaim a restraint.
DARBYBlow the trumpet in Zion, hallow a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly;
BBELet a horn be sounded in Zion, let a time be fixed for going without food, have a holy meeting:
WebsterBlow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

What does Joel 2:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Blow the trumpet--to convene the people (Nu 10:3). Compare Joe 1:14. The nation was guilty, and therefore there must be a national humiliation. Compare Hezekiah's proceedings before Sennacherib's invasion (2Ch 30:1-27).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Blow the trumpet - Let no time be lost, let the alarm be sounded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joel 2:15-27
The priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to be gracious. They prayed that God would spare them, and he answered them. His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with him saying and doing are not two things. Some understand these promises figuratively, as pointing to gospel grace, and as fulfilled in the abundant comforts treasured up for believers in the covenant of grace.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Joel 2:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תִּקְע֥וּtik.'Ugive a blast onH8628
שׁוֹפָ֖רsho.Fara ram's hornH7782
בְּצִיּ֑וֹןbe.tzi.Yonin ZionH6726
קַדְּשׁוּ\־ka.de.shu-consecrateH6942
צ֖וֹםTzoma fastH6685
קִרְא֥וּkir.'UcallH7121
עֲצָרָֽה\׃'a.tza.Rahan assemblyH6116

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joel 2:15

  • Joel 1:14

    Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord,

  • Joel 2:1

    Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

  • Numbers 10:3

    And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 1 Kings 21:12

    They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

  • 1 Kings 21:9

    And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

  • 2 Kings 10:20

    And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

  • Jeremiah 36:9

    And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blow.
1; Nu 10:3
sanctify.
1:14; 1Ki 21:9,12; 2Ki 10:20; Jer 36:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Joel 2:14

    Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?

  • Joel 2:15

    Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

  • Joel 2:16

    Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

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Joel 2:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tocad trompeta en Sión, pregonad ayuno, llamad á congregación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Sonnez de la trompette en Sion, sanctifiez un jeûne, convoquez une assemblée solennelle;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Stoßet in die Posaune auf Zion, heiliget ein Fasten, rufet eine Festversammlung aus!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Canite tuba in Sion, sanctificate jejunium, vocate cœtum: