Joel 2:15 (KJV)

Passage

Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Nearby Context

Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Joel 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Joel 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blow", "trumpet", "zion", "sanctify", "fast", "call", "solemn", and "assembly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blow" and "trumpet", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Who knoweth if he will return and..." into verse 16's "Gather the people sanctify the congregation assemble...", so "blow" and "trumpet" 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 "blow" and "trumpet" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.