Joe 3:16-17, Zec 2:5, 9:8, 15-16 | ESV | STEP | The Lord roars from Zion , and utters his voice from Jerusalem , and the heavens and the earth quake . But the Lord is a refuge to his people , a stronghold to the people of Israel .

Joel 3:16-17

16 ^aThe Lord roars from Zion,
and ^butters his voice from Jerusalem,
^cand the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is ^da refuge to his people,
a stronghold to the people of Israel.

The Glorious Future of Judah

17 ^e“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
^fwho dwells in Zion, ^gmy holy mountain.
And Jerusalem shall be holy,
and ^hstrangers shall never again pass through it.

Zechariah 2:5

5 And I will be to her ⁱa wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

Zechariah 9:8

8 Then ^jI will encamp at my house as a guard,
^kso that none shall march to and fro;
^lno oppressor shall again march over them,
^mfor now I see with my own eyes.

Zechariah 9:15-16

15 The Lord of hosts ⁿwill protect them,
and ^othey shall devour, ^pand tread down the sling stones,
and ^qthey shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched ^rlike the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as ^sthe flock of his people;
for ^tlike the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.