New American Standard Bible 1995

Joel 2:18-27

18Then the LordH3068 1will be 2zealousH7065 for His landH776 And 3will haveH2550 4pityH2550 on His peopleH5971.19The LordH3068 5will answerH6030 and sayH559 to His peopleH5971, “BeholdH2009, I am going to 6sendH7971 you grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323, And you will be satisfiedH7646 in full with 7them; And I will 8neverH3808 againH5750 makeH5414 you a reproachH2781 among the nationsH1471.20But I will removeH7368 the 9northernH6830 army farH7368 from you, And I will driveH5080 it into a parchedH6723 and desolateH8077 landH776, And its vanguardH6440 into the 10easternH6931 seaH3220, And its rearH5490 guard into the 11westernH314 seaH3220. And its 12stenchH889 will ariseH5927 and its foulH6709 smellH6709 will comeH5927 up, For it has doneH6213 greatH1431 thingsH1431.”

21 13Do not fearH3372, O landH127, rejoiceH1523 and be gladH8055, For the LordH3068 has doneH6213 14greatH1431 thingsH1431.22Do not fearH3372, beastsH929 of the fieldH7706, For the 15pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 have turnedH1876 greenH1876, For the treeH6086 has borneH5375 its fruitH6529, The figH8384 treeH8384 and the vineH1612 have yieldedH5414 16in fullH2428.23So rejoiceH1523, O 17sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, And 18be gladH8055 in the LordH3068 your GodH430; For He has 19givenH5414 you 20the earlyH4175 rainH4175 for your vindicationH6666. And He has pouredH3381 downH3381 for you the rainH1653, The 21earlyH4175 and 22 23latterH4456 rainH4456 24as beforeH7223.24The threshingH1637 floorsH1637 will be fullH4390 of grainH1250, And the vatsH3342 will 25overflowH7783 with the newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323.25“Then I will makeH7999 up to you for the yearsH8141 That the swarmingH697 26locustH697 has eatenH398, The creepingH3218 locustH3218, the strippingH2625 locustH2625 and the gnawingH1501 locustH1501, My greatH1419 armyH2428 whichH834 I sentH7971 among you.26You will have plentyH398 to 27eatH398 and be satisfiedH7646 And 28praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, WhoH834 has 29dealtH6213 wondrouslyH6381 with you; Then My peopleH5971 will 30neverH3808 H5769 be putH954 to shameH954.27Thus you will 31knowH3045 that I am in the midstH7130 of IsraelH3478, And that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430, And thereH369 is 32noH369 otherH5750; And My peopleH5971 will neverH3808 H5769 be 33putH954 to shameH954.

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1. Joel 2:18 Or was zealous ↩
2. Joel 2:18 Zech 1:14; 8:2 ↩
3. Joel 2:18 Or had pity ↩
4. Joel 2:18 Is 60:10; 63:9, 15 ↩
5. Joel 2:19 Or answered and said ↩
6. Joel 2:19 Jer 31:12; Hos 2:21, 22; Joel 1:10; Mal 3:10 ↩
7. Joel 2:19 Lit it ↩
8. Joel 2:19 Ezek 34:29; 36:15 ↩
9. Joel 2:20 Jer 1:14, 15 ↩
10. Joel 2:20 Zech 14:8 ↩
11. Joel 2:20 Deut 11:24 ↩
12. Joel 2:20 Is 34:3; Amos 4:10 ↩
13. Joel 2:21 Is 54:4; Jer 30:10; Zeph 3:16, 17 ↩
14. Joel 2:21 Ps 126:3; Joel 2:26 ↩
15. Joel 2:22 Ps 65:12, 13 ↩
16. Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth ↩
17. Joel 2:23 Ps 149:2 ↩
18. Joel 2:23 Is 12:2-6 ↩
19. Joel 2:23 Deut 11:14; Is 41:16; Jer 5:24; Hab 3:18; Zech 10:7 ↩
20. Joel 2:23 I.e. autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness ↩
21. Joel 2:23 I.e. autumn ↩
22. Joel 2:23 I.e. spring ↩
23. Joel 2:23 Lev 26:4; Hos 6:3; Zech 10:1 ↩
24. Joel 2:23 So with ancient versions; Heb in the first ↩
25. Joel 2:24 Lev 26:10; Amos 9:13; Mal 3:10 ↩
26. Joel 2:25 Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11 ↩
27. Joel 2:26 Lev 26:5; Deut 11:15; Is 62:9 ↩
28. Joel 2:26 Deut 12:7; Ps 67:5-7 ↩
29. Joel 2:26 Ps 126:2, 3; Is 25:1 ↩
30. Joel 2:26 Is 45:17 ↩
31. Joel 2:27 Lev 26:11, 12; Joel 3:17, 21 ↩
32. Joel 2:27 Is 45:5, 6 ↩
33. Joel 2:27 Is 49:23 ↩

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