Joel 2:29 (KJV)

Passage

And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

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

Joel 2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Joel 2:30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "upon", "servants", "handmaids", "days", and "pour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And it shall come to pass afterward..." into verse 30's "And I will shew wonders in the...", so "Spirit" and "upon" 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 "Spirit" and "upon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.