Joel 3:16

Yahweh roars from Zion, shaking heaven and earth, yet He is a refuge and stronghold for His people. The same judgment that terrifies the nations brings safety to God's people.

Cross-references · 27

• Amos 1:2He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
• Joel 2:10–11Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
• Jer 25:30–31So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth.
• Jer 16:19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
• Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Hag 2:6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
• Isa 42:13The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
• Ezek 38:19In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.
• Isa 51:16I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”
• Ps 61:3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
• Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Rev 16:18And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.
• 1 Sam 15:29Moreover, the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind, for He is not a man, that He should change His mind.”
• Ps 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
• Ps 91:1–2He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Isa 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
• Ps 46:1–11For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
• Heb 12:26At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
• Amos 3:8The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
• Hos 11:10They will walk after the LORD; He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.
• Isa 51:5–6My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
• Zech 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
• Rev 11:19Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, and rumblings, and peals of thunder, and an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
• Rev 11:13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
• Zech 10:6I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
• Zech 12:5–8Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
• Isa 33:21But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.

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