John Trapp on Joel 3:16

Verſe 16. The Lord alſo ſhall roare out of Zion] Out of his church he ſhall terrify his enemies as the Lion doth the reſt of the creatures by his dreadfull roare: ſo that they are amazed thereat, and have no power to ſtirr from the place. Lyra interpreteth it of that terrible Diſcedite Goe ye curſed that ſhall be uttered by Chriſt at the laſt day. A ſentence that breatheth out nothing better then fire and brimſtone, ſtings and ſorrowes, woe, and alaſs, torments without end, and paſt imagination.

and the heavens and the earth ſhall ſhake] The heavens with thunder, the earth with earth-quake, to the terror of the wicked, but comfort of the godly. Hag. 2.6.

for the Lord will be the hope (or, harbour) of his people] they ſhall have a good buſh on their backs in the greateſt tempeſt: they ſhall not be afraid though the earth be removed, and though the mountaines be caſt into the middeſt of the ſea, Pſal. 46.2. —fractus ſi illabatur orbis,Hora[illegible: 1 letter]. Impavidos ferient ruinae O the force of a lively faith! and the privy armour of proof that beleevers have about their hearts! O the dignity and ſafety of Gods people in the worſt of times, Hab. 3.18, 19. Happy art thou o Iſrael: who is like unto thee, O people! ſaved by the Lord, the ſhield of thy help, the ſword of thine excellency: and thine enemies ſhall be found lyars unto thee, and thou ſhalt tread upon their high places Deut. 33.29.