Joel 2:14

2:14 Who knows?

Perhaps he will be compassionate and grant a reprieve, ¹ 

and leave blessing in his wake ²  –

a meal offering and a drink offering for you to offer to the Lord your God! ³ 

Joel 2:11

2:11 The voice of the Lord thunders ⁴  as he leads his army. ⁵ 

Indeed, his warriors ⁶  are innumerable; ⁷ 

Surely his command is carried out! ⁸ 

Yes, the day of the Lord is awesome ⁹ 

and very terrifying – who can survive ¹⁰  it?

[2:14]  ¹ tn Heb “turn” or “turn back.”

[2:14]  ² tn Heb “leave a blessing behind him.”

[2:14]  ³ tn The phrase “for you to offer” does not appear in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord gives his voice.”

[2:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “before his army.”

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “military encampment.”

[2:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “very large.”

[2:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “he makes his word powerful.”

[2:11]  ⁹ tn Or “powerful.” Heb “great.”

[2:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “endure.” The MT and LXX read “endure,” while one of the Qumran manuscripts (4QXXII^c) has “bear.”