Joel 2:30

Translations

Modern

I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

Traditional

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

Literal

And I will give wonders in the heavens and on the earth—blood and fire and columns of smoke.

Latin

Et dabo prodigia in cælo et in terra, sanguinem, et ignem, et vaporem fumi.

Original

Hebrew

English

I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke.

Notes

Joel 2:30–31

When God pours out his Spirit in the future, there will be signs and wonders. Blood, fire, and smoke, along with the darkening of the sun and moon, will show God's coming judgment (see Joel 2:10; Mark 13:24; Revelation 6:12).

Joel 2:28–32

The prophet envisioned a future day of the Lord. On this day, God would share his Spirit in new ways and show signs and wonders for everyone to witness. The apostle Peter said this prophecy came true on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:16–21).

Joel 2:28–3:21

In the distant future, God will restore his people's spiritual lives. He will give his Spirit to all who respond to him with faith. He will judge the peoples and nations that refuse to recognize his authority.

Theme notes and profiles

Apostasy and Renewal The Coming of God’s Kingdom The Coming of the Spirit of God The Day of the Lord The Gift of Prophecy The Holy Spirit’s Presence

Events

Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC

Related verses

Acts 2:19–20
I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
Luke 21:11
There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
Luke 21:25–26
There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves.
Mark 13:24–25
But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Judges 20:40
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, the Benjamites looked behind them and saw the whole city going up in smoke.
Revelation 6:12–17
And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
Revelation 18:9
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Revelation 18:18
…and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim.
Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
Judges 20:38
The men of Israel had arranged a signal with the men in ambush: When they sent up a great cloud of smoke from the city,

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