These verses contain a further description of the calamity occasioned by the locusts and the appearance presented by them; the calling of a congregational meeting for penitence and prayer; the reason assigned in the coming of the day of the Lord.
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Joel 2:1-11
The Pulpit Commentary on Joel 2:1-11
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