Joel 2:12 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 2:12-14

Joel 2:12-14. Therefore, also now, &c. Or, Nevertheless, also now, saith the Lord, &c. Here a method is pointed out, whereby they might still have hopes of avoiding the calamity denounced against them, namely, by turning to God sincerely, and publicly testifying their inward repentance and grief for their sins, by outward expressions of sorrow and humiliation. And rend your heart Rending of the garments was customary in times of great sorrow and affliction, not only among the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 2:12-27

2:12-32 GOD’S MERCY ON THE REPENTANTRepentance and restoration (2:12-27)Although God is the one who has sent this judgment, it is not too late for the people to ask for his mercy. However, this must be accompanied by genuine inward repentance, not just by the outward show of torn clothing, sackcloth and ashes. God may then restore their fields and vineyards, and they will be able to worship him with their cereal and wine offerings again (12-14).Once more a trumpet is blown, but this time to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 2:12

Therefore , &c. Another call ("F", Joel 2:12 , corresponding with "F", Joel 2:1 ). See the Structure, p. 1226. saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. turn ye = turn ye back, or return. to = quite up to, as in Hosea 14:1 . with all your heart. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 6:5 ). and. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Syriac, and Vulgate, unlit this "and". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 2:12

"Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn ye unto me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.The contingency of all God's warnings of impending judgments is seen in this. No matter how closely a rebellious people might have moved toward that hidden boundary between God's mercy and God's wrath, the Father will even then be deterred from the execution of his wrath, if only the people will truly repent and turn to him with all their hearts.Contrary to the widely... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 2:12

12. With such judgments impending over the Jews, Jehovah Himself urges them to repentance. also now—Even now, what none could have hoped or believed possible, God still invites you to the hope of salvation. fasting . . . weeping . . . mourning—Their sin being most heinous needs extraordinary humiliation. The outward marks of repentance are to signify the depth of their sorrow for sin. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:1-27

III. A NEAR FUTURE DAY OF THE LORD: A HUMAN INVASION 2:1-27Joel had spoken briefly of a coming day of the Lord in Joel 1:15, but now he said more about it.The term "the day of the Lord" seems to have arisen from the popular concept, in the ancient Near East, that a really great warrior king could consummate an entire military campaign in one single day. [Note: See Douglas Stuart, "The Sovereign’s Day of Conquest," Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 220/21 (December 1975,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-13

Speaking for the Lord, Joel urged his hearers even now, even though judgment was threatened, to repent. However, he clarified that their repentance needed to be wholehearted, not just external. Fasting, weeping, and mourning would give evidence of the people’s sincerity, but they had to rend their hearts, not just their garments, as was customary in mourning. They needed to return to Yahweh their God (cf. 2 Chronicles 7:14). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-14

1. An appeal for private repentance 2:12-14 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-17

B. A call to repentance 2:12-17Such an awesome prospect of invasion led Joel to appeal to the people of Jerusalem to repent. This would hopefully turn away God’s judgment. He voiced two appeals, but, unusually, he did not say what the sins of the people were. Evidently they were known well enough at the time. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:1-32

Repentance followed by RestorationJoel 2:1-17 are another description of the locust plague. An alarm is sounded as though the Day of Jehovah had come (Joel 2:1-3). The advance of the locusts into the city is described under the figure of an invading army (Joel 2:4-11). A message to the penitent is given from Jehovah (Joel 2:12-14), and a call is issued for a fast of supplication (Joel 2:15-17). Then follow the announcements that Jehovah has had pity on His people, and that He will remove the... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Joel 2:12-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Joel 2:12-27

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Joel 2:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Joel 2:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Joel 2:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:1-27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Joel 2:12-17

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Joel 2:1-32

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