Joel 2:11

And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Cross-reference

Joel 2:25 Parallel

Joel 2:25 identifies the locust plague as God's army, explaining that the army in verse 11 is His instrument of judgment.

Joel 3:16 Parallel

Joel 3:16 has the Lord roaring from Zion and uttering his voice, directly echoing the voice of the Lord leading his army in chapter 2.

In Revelation 6:17, 'the great day of his wrath is come; who shall be able to stand?' echoes Joel's day of the LORD and the question of endurance.

Malachi 3:2 Parallel

In Malachi 3:2, 'who may abide the day of his coming?' mirrors Joel's 'who can endure?' and references the same terrifying day of the LORD.

In Zephaniah 1:15, the day of the LORD is a day of wrath, trouble, and darkness—parallel to Joel's description of that great and terrible day.

Nahum 1:6 Parallel

In Nahum 1:6, 'who can stand before his indignation?' directly parallels Joel's 'who can endure?' when facing God's powerful wrath.

Amos 5:20 Parallel

In Amos 5:20, the day of the LORD is described as darkness—echoing Joel's 'great and awesome' day and the rhetorical 'who can endure?'

Amos 5:18 Parallel

Amos 5:18 warns the day of the Lord is darkness, not light, reflecting Joel's depiction of it as dreadful and unendurable.

Jeremiah 30:7 describes a unique day of trouble for Jacob, paralleling Joel's great and dreadful day of the Lord.

Jeremiah 25:30 echoes the Lord's thunder and roar of judgment, similar to Joel's thundering Lord at the head of His army.

Isaiah 13:4 Parallel

Isaiah 13:4 depicts the Lord mustering a great army for war on His day, directly paralleling Joel's description of the Lord's mighty forces.

Psalm 46:6 Parallel

Psalm 46:6 shows God uttering his voice and the earth melting, matching Joel's portrayal of the Lord's voice before his awesome army.

2 Samuel 22:14 portrays the Lord thundering from heaven, uttering his voice — the same theophanic voice as in Joel's day of the Lord.

Jeremiah 10:10 echoes the same theme: God's anger makes earth tremble, and nations cannot endure His wrath, reinforcing the dread of the Day of the LORD.

Isaiah 13:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 13:6, 'the day of the LORD is at hand' directly matches Joel's theme—a day of destruction from the Almighty, great and awesome.

Zephaniah 1:7 directly parallels the Day of the LORD: silence before God, a prepared sacrifice, and consecrated invited ones.

Zephaniah 1:14 also describes the nearness of the great Day of the LORD and the battle cry, matching Joel's imagery.

Isaiah 42:13 portrays the Lord as a warrior raising the battle cry, matching Joel's image of God thundering at the head of His army.

In Numbers 24:23, Balaam asks 'who shall live when God does this?'—a rhetorical question similar to Joel's 'who can endure?' about divine judgment.