Joel 3:16

Jehová se acerca en fuerte tempestad; el cielo y la tierra tiemblan ante Él: pero Su juicio cae sólo sobre Sus enemigos; para Su propio pueblo Él se muestra a Sí mismo como una fortaleza y defensa.

And Jehovah shall roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem Borrowed verbatimfrom Amós 1:2, where see the note. The figures of the lion's roar, and of the noise of thunder, are combined. The details of the judgement are not described; but it must no doubt be imagined that in the storm, and the earthquake accompanying it (see the next words), the nations are struck down and destroyed (comp.

for the figure Isaías 28:2; Isaías 29:6-8; Isaías 30:30-31). The fact that Jehovah puts forth His power from Zion, His earthly abode, and the sacred capital of the theocracy, is naturally a favourable omen for His faithful people.

and the heavens and the earth shall quake] Cf. Joel 2:10.

but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a strong hold to the children of Israel The terms used so often of Jehovah in the Psalms: see e.g. Salmo 14:6; Salmo 46:1; Salmo 27:1; Salmo 31:4; Salmo 43:2.