Joel 2:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    After this, will I poure out my sprete vpon all flesh: & yor sonnes & yor doughters shal prophecy: yor olde me shal dreame dreames & youre yonge men shal se visions:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And afterward will I powre out my Spirit vpon all flesh: and your sonnes & your daughters shall prophecie: your olde men shall dreame dreames, and your yong men shal see visions,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it shall come to passe after this: I wyll powre out my spirite vpon all fleshe, and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie, your olde men shall dreame dreames, your young men shall see visions.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; And your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    An Outpouring of the Spirit(3:1) After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have prophetic dreams; your young men will see visions.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 2:16-21 : 16 'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.' 17 ‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
  • Isa 32:15 : 15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.
  • Ezek 39:29 : 29 And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.
  • Acts 2:39 : 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.'
  • Acts 2:2-4 : 2 Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.
  • Zech 12:10 : 10 And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on Me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
  • Num 12:6 : 6 He said, 'Listen to My words: When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal Myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.
  • Isa 44:3 : 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.
  • John 7:39 : 39 (He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)
  • Acts 2:33 : 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  • Gen 37:5-9 : 5 One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more. 6 Joseph said to them, "Please listen to this dream I had. 7 "We were binding sheaves in the field when suddenly my sheaf stood up and remained upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine." 8 His brothers said to him, "Do you really think you will reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" And they hated him even more for his dreams and his words. 9 Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me." 10 When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"
  • Luke 3:6 : 6 and all humanity will see God's salvation.
  • Acts 10:44-47 : 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46 for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded: 47 “Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”
  • Acts 11:15-18 : 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' 17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way? 18 When they heard this, they became silent and glorified God, saying, 'So then, God has granted repentance leading to life even to the Gentiles.'
  • Acts 15:7-8 : 7 After much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that in the early days God chose me among you so that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the word of the gospel and believe. 8 And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.
  • Prov 1:23 : 23 If you turn at my correction, behold, I will pour out my Spirit to you; I will make my words known to you.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 He says, 'It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the preserved ones of Israel. I will also make you a light to the nations so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.'
  • Isa 54:13 : 13 All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
  • Jer 23:28 : 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount his dream, but let the one who has My word speak it faithfully. For what is straw compared to grain? declares the LORD.
  • Acts 21:9 : 9 He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
  • Gal 3:28 : 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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  • Acts 2:16-20
    5 verses
    93%

    16'No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.'

    17‘In the last days,’ says God, ‘I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.

    18Even on My servants, both men and women, I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

    19I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and billows of smoke.

    20The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.

  • Joel 2:29-32
    4 verses
    89%

    29Even on my male and female servants, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.

    30I will display wonders in the heavens and on the earth: blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

    31The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes.

    32And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved, for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has said, even among the survivors whom the LORD calls.

  • Isa 44:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants and my blessing on your offspring.

    4They will sprout up like grass among the meadows, like willows by flowing streams.

  • Joel 2:27
    73%

    27Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be put to shame.

  • Ezek 39:29
    71%

    29And I will no longer hide my face from them, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Ezek 37:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14I will put My Spirit in you, and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.

    15The word of the Lord came to me, saying:

  • Isa 32:15
    70%

    15Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness will become a fertile field, and the fertile field will be considered as a forest.

  • Acts 15:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16'After these things I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,

    17so that the rest of humanity may seek the Lord, including all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord, who does these things'

  • Num 12:6
    69%

    6He said, 'Listen to My words: When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal Myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams.

  • Amos 2:11
    69%

    11'I raised up prophets from among your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, people of Israel?' declares the LORD.

  • Acts 3:24
    69%

    24Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days.

  • Joel 2:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23Be glad, children of Zion; rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as in the past.

    24The threshing floors will be filled with grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

  • Joel 3:18
    68%

    18In that day, the mountains will drip with sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the house of the LORD and water the Valley of Acacias.

  • Joel 1:2
    68%

    2Hear this, you elders, and listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this happened in your days or in the days of your ancestors?

  • Zech 8:12
    68%

    12For the seed of peace will flourish: the vine will yield its fruit, the land will produce its crops, the heavens will give their dew, and I will give these blessings to the remnant of this people.

  • Amos 8:13
    68%

    13In that day, the beautiful young women and the strong young men will faint from thirst.

  • Jer 14:16
    68%

    16And the people to whom they are prophesying will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters. I will pour out their wickedness upon them.

  • Isa 29:10
    68%

    10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers.

  • 1 Sam 10:6
    68%

    6Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be transformed into a different person.

  • Deut 28:32
    68%

    32Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch with longing eyes all day, but you will be powerless to act.

  • Isa 60:4
    68%

    4Lift up your eyes and look around: they all gather together; they come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried on the hip.

  • Lev 26:29
    67%

    29You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters.

  • Isa 40:5
    67%

    5And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

  • Deut 11:14
    67%

    14then I will provide the rain for your land in its proper season—the early rain and the late rain—so that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.

  • Ezek 13:2
    67%

    2Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel who are prophesying, and say to those who prophesy out of their own imagination: Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Isa 59:21
    67%

    21As for Me, this is My covenant with them, says the LORD. My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words, that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children or your children's children, from now on and forever, says the LORD.

  • Ezek 13:17
    67%

    17As for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them.

  • Ezek 14:22
    67%

    22Yet, behold, there will be survivors, some sons and daughters brought out. They will come to you, and you will see their ways and their deeds. You will be comforted concerning the disaster I have brought upon Jerusalem, all I have brought upon it.

  • Isa 2:2
    67%

    2In the last days, the mountain of the Lord's house will be firmly established at the top of the mountains, lifted above the hills, and all nations will flow to it.

  • Acts 2:39
    67%

    39The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.'

  • Isa 11:2
    67%

    2The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD.

  • Hag 2:7
    67%

    7I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.

  • Ezek 36:28
    67%

    28You will dwell in the land I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

  • Hos 12:10
    67%

    10I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again, as in the days of the appointed festivals.

  • Isa 66:14
    67%

    14You will see, and your heart will rejoice; your bodies will flourish like grass. The hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, but His indignation will be known to His enemies.

  • Ezek 12:27
    67%

    27Son of man, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision he sees is for many days from now; he prophesies about times far off.’

  • 1 Cor 14:32
    67%

    32The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets.

  • Joel 3:16
    67%

    16The LORD will roar from Zion and shout from Jerusalem; the heavens and the earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people and a stronghold for the children of Israel.

  • Ezek 12:24
    67%

    24For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel.