Joel 2:2
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
חֹשֶׁךְ
darkness
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חֹשֶׁךְ
Darkness. Choshek. The absence of light. God separated light from darkness. Jesus said He is the light of the world. Whoever follows Him will not walk in darkness.
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עָנָן
cloud
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עָנָן
Cloud, cloudy sky. Anan. The LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud. His presence is unmistakable. He leads those who follow Him.
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עַם
a people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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יוֹם
a day of
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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מִן
since
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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דּוֹר
a generation
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דּוֹר
properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
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יָסַף
it will repeat
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יָסַף
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
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כְּמוֹ
like/ it
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כְּמוֹ
a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, so
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רַב
numerous
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רַב
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
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שָׁנֶה
years of
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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פָּרַשׂ
spread out
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פָּרַשׂ
to break apart, disperse, etc.
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