Joel 2:15

2:15 Blow the trumpet ¹  in Zion.

Announce a holy fast;

proclaim a sacred assembly!

Joel 2:12

An Appeal for Repentance

2:12 “Yet even now,” the Lord says,

“return to me with all your heart –

with fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Tear your hearts, ² 

not just your garments!”

Joel 1:14

1:14 Announce a holy fast; ³ 

proclaim a sacred assembly.

Gather the elders and ⁴  all the inhabitants of the land

to the temple of the Lord your God,

and cry out to the Lord.

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

[2:12]  ² sn The figurative language calls for genuine repentance, and not merely external ritual that goes through the motions.

[1:14]  ³ tn Heb “consecrate a fast” (so NASB).

[1:14]  ⁴ tc The conjunction “and” does not appear in MT or LXX, but does appear in some Qumran texts (4QXII^c and 4QXII^g).