Joel 2:14-15

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 

2:15 Blow the trumpet ⁴  in Zion.

Announce a holy fast;

proclaim a sacred assembly!

[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.

[2:15]  ⁴ tn See the note on this term in 2:1.