Joel 2:29 (LSB)

Passage

Even on the male slaves and female slaves I will in those days pour out My Spirit.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:27 Thus you will know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am Yahweh your God, And there is no other; And My people will never be put to shame.

Joel 2:28 “And it will be afterwards That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy; Your old men will dream dreams; Your young men will see visions.

Joel 2:29 Even on the male slaves and female slaves I will in those days pour out My Spirit.

Joel 2:30 And I will put wonders in the sky and on the earth, Blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

Joel 2:31 The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood Before the great and awesome day of Yahweh comes.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "And it will be afterwards That I..." into verse 30's "And I will put wonders in the...", so "Spirit" and "even" 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 "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.