,this e,book was produced by ,david     
,widger  from etext #aeha prepared by   
,dennis ,mc,carthy1 ,atlanta1 ,georgia  
and ,tad ,book1 student1 ,pontifical    
,north ,american ,college1 ,rome4       
,,the ,,holy ,,bible                    
,translated from the ,latin ,vulgate    
,diligently ,compared with the ,hebrew1 
,greek1  and ,other ,editions in ,divers
 ,languages      ,,the ,,old ,,testament
  ,first ,published by the ,english     
,college at ,douay  ,a4,d4 #afji  #afaj 
and    ,,the ,,new ,,testament  ,first  
,published by the ,english ,college at  
,rheims  ,a4,d4 #aehb      ,with        
,annotations      ,the ,whole ,revised  
and ,diligently ,compared with  the     
,latin ,vulgate by ,bishop ,richard     
,challoner  ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb           
999999,,the ,,prophecy ,,of ,,joel      
,,joel1 whose name1 according to ,,st4  
,,jerome1 signifies ,,the ,,lord ,,god3 
or1  as others say1 ,,the ,,coming      
,,down ,,of ,,god3 prophesied about the 
same time in  the kingdom of ,judea1 as 

,,osee did in the kingdom of ,israel4   
,he foretells  under figure the great   
evils that were coming upon the people  
for their  sins3 earnestly exhorts them 
to repentance3 and comforts them with   
the  promise of a ,,teacher ,,of        
,,justice1 viz41 ,,christ ,,jesus ,,our 
,,lord1 and of the  coming down of his  
holy ,,spirit4      ,joel ,chapter #a   
,the prophet describes the judgments    
that shall fall upon the people1 and    
invites them to fasting and prayer4     
#a3a4 ,the word of the ,lord1 that came 
to ,joel1 the son of ,phatuel4    #a3b4 
,hear this1 ye old men1 and give ear1   
all ye inhabitants of the  land3 did    
this ever happen in your days1 or in the
 days of your fathers8    #a3c4 ,tell ye
 of this to your children1 and let your 
children tell their  children1 and their
 children to another generation4        
#a3d4 ,that which the palmerworm hath   
left1 the locust hath eaten3 and  that  
which the locust hath left1 the bruchus 
hath eaten3 and that which  the bruchus 

hath left1 the mildew hath destroyed4   
,that which the palmerworm hath left1   
etc444 ,some understand this  literally 
of the desolation of the land by these  
insects3 others  understand it of the   
different invasions of the ,chaldeans1  
or other  enemies4    #a3e4 ,awake1 ye  
that are drunk1 and weep1 and mourn all 
ye that take  delight2 in drinking sweet
 wine3 for it is cut off from your      
mouth4    #a3f4 ,for a nation come up   
upon my land1 strong1 and without       
number3 his  teeth are like the teeth of
 a lion3 and his cheek teeth as of a    
lion's  whelp4    #a3g4 ,he hath laid my
 vineyard waste1 and hath pilled off the
 bark of my  fig tree3 he hath stripped 
it bare1 and cast it away2 the branches 
thereof are made white4    #a3h4 ,lament
 like a virgin girded with sackcloth for
 the husband of her  youth4    #a3i4    
,sacrifice and libation is cut off from 
the house of the ,lord3 the  priests1   
the ,lord's ministers1 have mourned3    
#a3aj4 ,the country is destroyed1 the   

ground hath mourned3 for the corn is    
wasted1 the wine is confounded1 the oil 
hath languished4    #a3aa4 ,the         
husbandmen are ashamed1 the vinedressers
 have howled for the  wheat1 and for the
 barley1 because the harvest of the     
field is perished4    #a3ab4 ,the       
vineyard is confounded1 and the fig tree
 hath languished3 the  pomegranate tree1
 and the palm tree1 and the apple tree1 
and all the  trees of the field are     
withered3 because joy is withdrawn from 
the  children of men4    #a3ac4 ,gird   
yourselves1 and lament1 ,o ye priests1  
howl1 ye ministers of  the altars3 go   
in1 lie in sackcloth1 ye ministers of my
 ,god3 because  sacrifice and libation  
is cut off from the house of your ,god4 
#a3ad4 ,sanctify ye a fast1 call an     
assembly1 gather together the  ancients1
 all the inhabitants of the land into   
the house of your ,god3  and cry ye to  
the ,lord3    #a3ae4 ,ah1 ah1 ah1 for   
the day3 because the day of the ,lord is
 at hand1  and it shall come like       

destruction from the mighty4    #a3af   
,is not your food cut off before your   
eyes1 joy and gladness from  the house  
of our ,god8    #a3ag4 ,the beasts have 
rotted in their dung1 the barns are     
destroyed1 the  storehouses are broken  
down3 because the corn is confounded4   
#a3ah4 ,why did the beasts groan1 why   
did the herds of cattle low8  because   
there is no pasture for them3 yea1 and  
the flocks of sheep are  perished4      
#a3ai4 ,to thee1 ,o ,lord1 will ,i cry3 
because fire hath devoured the          
beautiful places of the wilderness3 and 
the flame hath burnt all the  trees of  
the country4    #a3bj4 ,yea1 and the    
beasts of the field have looked up to   
thee1 as a  garden bed that thirsteth   
after rain1 for the springs of waters   
are  dried up1 and fire hath devoured   
the beautiful places of the wilderness4 
,joel ,chapter #b    #b3a4 ,blow ye the 
trumpet in ,sion1 sound an alarm in my  
holy mountain1  let all the inhabitants 
of the land tremble3 because the day of 

the ,lord  cometh1 because it is nigh at
 hand4    ,the day of the ,lord444 ,that
 is1 the time when he will execute      
justice  upon sinners4    #b3b4 ,a day  
of darkness1 and of gloominess1 a day of
 clouds and  whirlwinds3 a numerous and 
strong people as the morning spread upon
 the  mountains3 the like to it hath not
 been from the beginning1 nor shall be  
after it1 even to the years of          
generation and generation4    ,a        
numerous and strong people444 ,the      
,assyrians1 or ,chaldeans4 ,others      
understand all this of an army of       
locusts laying waste the land4    #b3c4 
,before the face thereof a devouring    
fire1 and behind it a burning  flame3   
the land is like a garden of pleasure   
before it1 and behind it a  desolate    
wilderness1 neither is there any one    
that can escape it4    #b3d4 ,the       
appearance of them is as the appearance 
of horses1 and they  shall run like     
horsemen4    #b3e4 ,they shall leap like
 the noise of chariots upon the tops of 

mountains1 like the noise of a flame of 
fire devouring the stubble1 as a  strong
 people prepared to battle4    #b3f4 ,at
 their presence the people shall be in  
grievous pains3 all faces  shall be made
 like a kettle4    #b3g4 ,they shall run
 like valiant men3 like men of war they 
shall scale  the wall3 the men shall    
march every one on his way1 and they    
shall not  turn aside from their ranks4 
#b3h4 ,no one shall press upon his      
brother3 they shall walk every one in   
his path3 yea1 and they shall fall      
through the windows1 and shall take  no 
harm4    #b3i4 ,they shall enter into   
the city3 they shall run upon the wall1 
they  shall climb up the houses1 they   
shall come in at the windows1 as a      
thief4    #b3aj4 ,at their presence the 
earth hath trembled1 the heavens are    
moved3  the sun and moon are darkened1  
and the stars have withdrawn their      
shining4    #b3aa4 ,and the ,lord hath  
uttered his voice before the face of his
 army3  for his armies are exceedingly  

great1 for they are strong1 and execute 
his word3 for the day of the ,lord is   
great and very terrible3 and who  can   
stand it8    #b3ab4 ,now1 therefore1    
saith the ,lord4 ,be converted to me    
with all your  heart1 in fasting1 and in
 weeping1 and mourning4    #b3ac4 ,and  
rend your hearts1 and not your garments 
and turn to the ,lord  your ,god3 for he
 is gracious and merciful1 patient and  
rich in mercy1  and ready to repent of  
the evil4    #b3ad4 ,who knoweth but he 
will return1 and forgive1 and leave a   
blessing  behind him1 sacrifice and     
libation to the ,lord your ,god8        
#b3ae4 ,blow the trumpet in ,sion1      
sanctify a fast1 call a solemn assembly1
    #b3af4 ,gather together the people1 
sanctify the church1 assemble the       
ancients1 gather together the little    
ones1 and them that suck at the         
breasts3 let the bridegroom go forth    
from his bed1 and the bride out of  her 
bridal chamber4    #b3ag4 ,between the  
porch and the altar the priests1 the    

,lord's ministers1  shall weep1 and     
shall say3 ,spare1 ,o ,lord1 spare thy  
people3 and give not  thy inheritane to 
reproach1 that the heathens should rule 
over them4 ,why  should they say among  
the nations3 ,where is their ,god8      
#b3ah4 ,the ,lord hath been zealons for 
his land1 and hath spared his  people4  
#b3ai ,and the ,lord answered1 and said 
to his people3 ,behold ,i will send  you
 corn1 and wine1 and oil1 and you shall 
be filled with them3 and ,i  will no    
more make you a reproach among the      
nations4    #b3bj4 ,and ,i will remove  
far off from you the northern enemy3 and
 ,i will  drive him into a land         
unpassable1 and desert1 with his face   
towards the  east sea1 and his hinder   
part towards the utmost sea3 and his    
stench  shall ascend1 and his rottenness
 shall go up1 because he hath done      
proudly4    ,the northern enemy444 ,some
 understand this of ,holofernes and his 
army3  others1 of the locusts4    #b3ba4
 ,fear not1 ,o land1 be glad1 and       

rejoice3 for the ,lord hath done  great 
things4    #b3bb4 ,fear not1 ye beasts  
of the fields3 for the beautiful places 
of the  wilderness are sprung1 for the  
tree hath brought forth its fruit1 the  
fig tree1 and the vine have yielded     
their strength4    #b3bc4 ,and you1 ,o  
children of ,sion1 rejoice1 and be      
joyful in the ,lord  your ,god3 because 
he hath given you a teacher of justice1 
and he will  make the early and the     
latter rain to come down to you as in   
the  beginning4    #b3bd4 ,and the      
floors shall be filled with wheat1 and  
the presses shall  overfiow with wine1  
and oil4    #b3be4 ,and ,i will restore 
to you the years which the locust1 and  
the  bruchus1 and the mildew1 and the   
palmerworm hath eaten2 my great host    
which ,i sent upon you4    #b3bf4 ,and  
you shall eat in plenty1 and shall be   
filled and you shall  praise the name of
 the ,lord your ,god2 who hath done     
wonders with you1  and my people shall  
not be confounded for ever4    #b3bg4   

,and you shall know that ,i am in the   
midst of ,israel3 and ,i am the  ,lord  
yonr ,god1 and there is none besides3   
and my people shall not be  confounded  
forever4    #b3bh4 ,and it shall come to
 pass after this1 that ,i will pour out 
my  spirit upon all flesh3 and your sons
 and your daughters shall prophesy3     
your old men shall dream dreams1 and    
your young men shall see visions4       
#b3bi4 ,moreover1 upon my servants and  
handmaids in those days ,i will pour    
forth my spirit4    #b3cj4 ,and ,i will 
shew wonders in heaven2 and in earth1   
blood1 and fire1  and vapour of smoke4  
#b3ca4 ,the sun shall be turned into    
darkness1 and the moon into blood3      
before the great and dreadful day of the
 ,lord doth come4    #b3cb4 ,and it     
shall come to pass1 that every one that 
shall call upon the  name of the ,lord1 
shall be saved3 for in ,mount ,sion1 and
 in ,jerusalem  shall be salvation1 as  
the ,lord hath said1 and in the residue 
whom the  ,lord shall call4    ,joel    

,chapter #c    #c3a4 ,for behold in     
those days1 and in that time when ,i    
shall bring back  the captivity of      
,juda1 and ,jerusalem3    #c3b4 ,i will 
gather together all nations and will    
bring them down into  the valley of     
,josaphat3 and ,i will plead with them  
there for my people1  and for my        
inheritance1 ,israel1 whom they have    
scattered among the  nations1 and have  
parted my land4    #c3c4 ,and they have 
cast lots upon my people3 and the boy   
they have put  in the stews1 and the    
girl they have sold for wine1 that they 
might  drink4    #c3d4 ,but what have   
you to do with me1 ,o ,tyre1 and ,sidon1
 and all the  coast of the ,philistines8
 will you revenge yourselves on me8 and 
if you  revenge yourselves on me1 ,i    
will very soon return you a recompense  
upon  your own head4    #c3e4 ,for you  
have taken away my silver1 and my gold3 
and my desirable1  and most beantiful   
things you have carried into your       
temples4    #c3f4 ,and the children of  

,juda1 and the children of ,jerusalem1  
you have  sold to the children of the   
,greeks1 that you might remove them far 
off  from their own country4    #c3g4   
,behold1 ,i will raise them up out of   
the place wherein you have sold  them3  
and ,i will return your recompense upon 
your own heads4    #c3h4 ,and ,i will   
sell yonr sons1 and your daughters1 by  
the hands of the  children of ,juda1 and
 they shall sell them to the ,sabeans1 a
 nation far  off1 for the ,lord hath    
spoken it4    #c3i4 ,proclaim ye this   
among the nations3 ,prepare war1 raise  
up the  strong3 let them come1 let all  
the men of war come up4    #c3aj4 ,cut  
your ploughshares into swords1 and your 
spades into spears4  ,let the weak say3 
,i am strong4    #c3aa4 ,break forth1   
and come1 all ye nations from round     
about1 and gather  yourselves together3 
there will the ,lord cause all thy      
strong ones to  fall down4    #c3ab4    
,let them arise1 and let the nations    
come up into the valley of  ,josaphat3  

for there ,i will sit to judge all      
nations round about4    #c3ac4 ,put ye  
in the sickles1 for the harvest is ripe3
 come and go down1  for the press is    
full1 the fats run over3 for their      
wickedness is  multiplied4    #c3ad4    
,nations1 nations in the valley of      
destruction3 for the day of the  ,lord  
is near in the valley of destruction4   
#c3ae4 ,the sun and the moon are        
darkened1 and the stars have withdrawn  
their shining4    #c3af4 ,and the ,lord 
shall roar out of ,sion1 and utter his  
voice from  ,jerusalem3 and the heavens 
and the earth shall be moved1 and the   
,lord  shall be the hope of his people1 
and the strength of the children of     
,israel4    #c3ag4 ,and you shall know  
that ,i am the ,lord your ,god1 dwelling
 in ,sion1  my holy monntain3 and       
,jerusalem shall be holy1 and strangers 
shall pass  through it no more4         
#c3ah4 ,and it shall come to pass in    
that day1 that the mountains shall  drop
 down sweetness1 and the hills shall    

flow with milk3 and waters  shall flow  
through all the rivers of ,juda3 and a  
fountain shall come  forth of the house 
of the ,lord1 and shall water the       
torrent of thorns4    ,a fountain shall 
come forth of the house of the ,lord1   
etc444 ,viz41 the  fountain of grace in 
the church militant1 and of glory in the
 church  triumphant3 which shall water  
the torrent or valley of thorns1 that   
is1  the souls that before1 like barren 
ground brought forth nothing but        
thorns2 or that were afflicted with the 
thorns of crosses and  tribulations4    
#c3ai4 ,egypt shall be a desolation1 and
 ,edom a wilderness destroyed3  because 
they have done unjustly against the     
children of ,juda1 and have  shed       
innocent blood in their land4    #c3bj4 
,and ,judea shall be inhabited for ever1
 and ,jerusalem to generation  and      
generation4    ,judea--and ,jerusalem444
 ,that is1 the spiritual ,jerusalem1    
viz41 the  church of ,christ4    #c3ba4 
,and ,i will cleanse their blood1 which 

,i had not cleansed3 and the  ,lord will
 dwell in ,sion4