Joel 2:1

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

Cross-references

Joel 1:15 Parallel

Joel 1:15 also announces the nearness of the day of the LORD, directly reinforcing the same urgent message in Joel 2:1.

Joel 3:14 Parallel

Joel 3:14 echoes 'the day of the LORD is near' in the valley of decision — a direct internal parallel within the same prophecy.

Joel 3:17 Parallel

Joel 3:17 identifies Zion as God's holy dwelling, the same location where the trumpet is blown here, connecting judgment and restoration.

Ezekiel 7:10 echoes 'Behold the day! it is coming' — the same proclamation of the imminent day of judgment.

Amos 3:6 Parallel

Amos 3:6 similarly links a trumpet blast in the city to fear and God-sent disaster, reinforcing the alarm motif of the day of the LORD.

Hosea 8:1 Parallel

Hosea 8:1 also sounds the trumpet alarm as an eagle comes against God's house — parallel to Joel's day of the LORD warning.

Hosea 5:8 Parallel

Hosea 5:8 commands the trumpet alarm in Benjamin's cities, echoing the call for awareness of judgment in Joel.

Ezekiel 33:3 depicts the watchman blowing the trumpet to warn the people, exactly matching Joel's alarm purpose.

Amos 8:2 Parallel

Amos 8:2 declares 'the end has come for My people' — a parallel of the day of the LORD's judgment arriving.

Obadiah 1:15 states 'the day of the LORD draws near on all nations' — directly parallel to Joel's alarm.

Ezekiel 7:12 announces the time has come, the day arrived — a parallel declaration of the day of wrath.

In Ezekiel 7:5-7, the same alarm for the near day of the LORD is sounded — disaster and doom coming upon the land.

Jeremiah 4:5 commands the same trumpet alarm for impending judgment, directly paralleling Joel's call.

Zephaniah 1:16 describes the day of the LORD as a day of trumpet blast and battle cry, directly echoing the alarm in Joel 2:1.

Isaiah 2:12 Parallel

Isaiah 2:12 describes the day of the LORD as against pride, expanding on the nature of the day Joel 2:1 warns is near.

Malachi 4:1 Parallel

Malachi 4:1 foretells 'the day is coming, burning like a furnace' — parallel reference to the coming day of judgment.

Numbers 10:9 links trumpet blasts to war and remembrance before God — the same alarm function as in Joel.

1 Thessalonians 5:2 reminds that the day of the Lord comes like a thief — NT echo of the OT day of the LORD near.

James 5:8 Parallel

James 5:8 urges patience because 'the coming of the Lord is near' — directly parallel to Joel's nearness of the day.

Numbers 10:7 specifies the trumpet for assembly, not alarm — contrasting with Joel's alarm call for the day of the LORD.

Zephaniah 1:7 also announces the nearness of the day of the LORD with a call to silence, reinforcing the urgency.

Zephaniah 1:14 echoes 'the day of the LORD is near' and depicts its bitter sound, deepening the warning.

Amos 5:18 Parallel

Amos 5:18 warns that the day of the LORD is darkness, not light — complementing Joel's alarm with a caution about its nature.

Ezekiel 30:3 repeats 'the day of the LORD is near' — a very close parallel phrasing to Joel's announcement.

Jeremiah 46:10 calls it a day of vengeance, a sacrifice — reinforcing that the day of the LORD in Joel is a time of judgment.

Isaiah 13:4 Parallel

Isaiah 13:4 depicts the LORD mustering an army for the day of the LORD — the same theme of gathering for judgment as Joel's alarm.

Acts 2:20 Citation

Acts 2:20 quotes Joel 2:31 about cosmic signs before the day of the Lord, sharing the same prophetic theme.

Ezekiel 13:5 rebukes false prophets for not preparing for the day of the LORD — adding the need for readiness to Joel's alarm.

Numbers 10:8 Historical context

Numbers 10:8 specifies priests blow the trumpets, supplying the personnel for the alarm in Joel.

Numbers 10:5–7 Historical context

Numbers 10:5-7 differentiates trumpet blasts for alarm and assembly, giving background to the alarm in Joel.

Jeremiah 5:22 uses the same 'tremble' question and grounds it in God's authority over creation, reinforcing why trembling is appropriate in Joel 2:1.

1 Chronicles 15:28 describes trumpets in a joyful procession for the ark, contrasting the alarm tone in Joel.

2 Peter 3:10 describes the day of the Lord coming like a thief with cosmic dissolution, paralleling Joel's urgent announcement.

Daniel 6:26 Parallel

Daniel 6:26 decrees trembling before the eternal God, paralleling the fear called for as the day of the LORD approaches in Joel 2:1.