Joe 2:1 | CPDV | STEP | Blow the trumpet in Zion, wail on my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land be stirred up. For the day of the Lord is on its way; for it is near:

‏ Joel 2:1

The prophet foretells the terrible day of the Lord : exhorts sinners to a sincere conversion : and comforts God’s people with promises of future blessings under Christ.

1 Blow the trumpet in Zion, wail on my holy mountain, let all the inhabitants of the land be stirred up. For the day of the Lord is on its way; for it is near: ^{▼▼2:1 The day of the Lord: That is, the time when he will execute justice upon sinners.(Challoner)}