Joel 2:1
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of Yahweh comes, for it is close at hand:”
— Joel 2:1
About this verse
Joel 2:1 comes from the book of Joel, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is judah. These words are attributed to Joel. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include warning, day of the Lord. Notable phrases: blow the trumpet; day of Yahweh comes. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Joel
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
anxious
Type
prophecy
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