Joel 2:30 (DRB)

Passage

And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:28 And it shall come to pass after this, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy: your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

Joel 2:29 Moreover, upon my servants and handmaids in those days I will pour forth my spirit.

Joel 2:30 And I will shew wonders in heaven; and in earth, blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke.

Joel 2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood: before the great and dreadful day of the Lord doth come.

Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved: for in Mount Sion, and in Jerusalem shall be salvation, as the Lord hath said, and in the residue whom the Lord shall call.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shew", "wonders", "heaven", "earth", "blood", "fire", "vapour", and "smoke". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shew" and "wonders", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Moreover upon my servants and handmaids in..." into verse 31's "The sun shall be turned into darkness...", so "shew" and "wonders" belong inside that flow. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shew" and "wonders" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.