Joel 3:16

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“Yahweh will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.”

— WEB

“The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.”

— KJV

“And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.”

— ASV

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Joel 2:10-11 "The earth quakes before them. The heavens tremble. The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining."
Amos 1:2 "He said: “Yahweh“Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. will roar from Zion, and utter…"
Jeremiah 25:30-31 "“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them, “‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habit…"
Proverbs 18:10 "Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe."
Jeremiah 16:19 "Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, …"
Haggai 2:6 "For this is what Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land;"
Isaiah 42:13 "Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will …"
Psalms 61:3 "For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy."

Commentary

(Compare Eze 38:18-22). The victories of the Jews over their cruel foe Antiochus, under the Maccabees, may be a reference of this prophecy; but the ultimate reference is to the last Antichrist, of whom Antiochus was the type. Jerusalem being the central seat of the theocracy (Psa 132:13), it is from thence that Jehovah discomfits the foe. roar--as a lion (Jer 25:30; Amo 1:2; Amo 3:8). Compare as to Jehovah's voice thundering, Psa 18:13; Hab 3:10-11. Lord . . . the hope of his people--or, "their refuge" (Psa 46:1).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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