Berean Standard Bible
Joel 2:23-32
23Be gladH1523, O childrenH1121 of ZionH6726, and rejoiceH8055 in the LORDH3068 your GodH430, forH3588 He has givenH5414 you the autumn rainsH4175 for your vindicationH6666. He sendsH3381 you showersH1653, both autumnH4175 and spring rainsH4456, as beforeH7223.24The threshing floorsH1637 will be full ofH4390 grainH1250, and the vatsH3342 will overflowH7783 with new wineH8492 and oilH3323.
25I will repayH7999 you for the yearsH8141 eatenH398 by locusts—the swarming locustH697, the young locustH3218,the destroying locustH2625, and the devouring locustH15011—My greatH1419 armyH2428 thatH834 I sentH7971 against you.26You will have plenty to eatH398,until you are satisfiedH7646.You will praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068 your GodH430,whoH834 has workedH6213 wondersH6381 for youH5973.My peopleH5971 will never againH3808H5769be put to shameH954.27Then you will knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am present inH7130 IsraelH3478and that IH589 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430,and there is noH369 otherH5750.My peopleH5971 will never againH3808H5769be put to shameH954.
28AndH1961 afterwardH310H3651, I will pour outH8210 My SpiritH7307 onH5921 allH3605 peopleH1320.Your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 will prophesyH5012,your oldH2205 men will dream dreamsH2492H2472,your young menH970 will seeH7200 visionsH2384.29EvenH1571 onH5921 My menservantsH5650 andH5921 maidservantsH8198,I will pour outH8210 My SpiritH7307 in thoseH1992 daysH3117.30I will showH5414 wondersH4159 in the heavensH8064 and on the earthH776,bloodH1818 and fireH784 and columnsH84902 of smokeH6227.31The sunH8121 will be turnedH2015 to darknessH2822and the moonH3394 to bloodH1818beforeH6440 the comingH935 of the greatH1419 and awesomeH33723 DayH3117 of the LORDH3068.32AndH1961 everyoneH3605 whoH834 callsH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068will be savedH4422;4forH3588 on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389there will beH1961 deliveranceH6413, asH834 the LORDH3068 has promisedH559,among the remnantH8300 calledH7121 by the LORDH3068.
Notes
- 1. Joel 2:25 The precise identification of the four kinds of insects mentioned here is uncertain. ↩
- 2. Joel 2:30 LXX clouds or billows ↩
- 3. Joel 2:31 Or dreadful; LXX glorious ↩
- 4. Joel 2:32 Cited in Acts 2:17–21 and Romans 10:13 ↩
Commentaries on Joel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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