Joel 3:16 (GNV)

Passage

The Lord also shall roare out of Zion, and vtter his voyce from Ierusalem, and the heauens and the earth shall shake, but the Lord wil be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Nearby Context

Joel 3:14 O multitude, O multitude, come into the valley of threshing: for the day of the Lord is neere in the valley of threshing.

Joel 3:15 The sunne and moone shalbe darkened, and the starres shall withdrawe their light.

Joel 3:16 The Lord also shall roare out of Zion, and vtter his voyce from Ierusalem, and the heauens and the earth shall shake, but the Lord wil be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Joel 3:17 So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, mine holy Mountaine: then shall Ierusalem bee holy, and there shall no strangers go thorowe her any more.

Joel 3:18 And in that day shall the mountaines drop downe newe wine, and the hilles shall flowe with milke, and al the riuers of Iudah shall runne with waters, and a fountaine shall come forth of the House of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "shall", "roare", "zion", "vtter", "voyce", "ierusalem", and "heauens". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "The sunne and moone shalbe darkened and..." into verse 17's "So shall ye know that I am...", so "lord" and "shall" 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 "lord" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.