Joel 2:22

Joel 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

Context of Joel 2:22

20But I will remove the northern army far from you, And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land, Its advance guard into the eastern sea, And its rear guard into the western sea. And its stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up, Because it has done great things.” 21Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice, For the Lord has done great things. Do not fear, animals of the field, For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has produced its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full. 23So shout for joy, you sons of Zion, And rejoice in the Lord your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has brought down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before. 24The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil.

Joel 2:22 word by word

אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ בַּהֲמ֣וֹת שָׂדַ֔י כִּ֥י דָשְׁא֖וּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ נָשָׂ֣א פִרְי֔וֹ תְּאֵנָ֥ה וָגֶ֖פֶן נָתְנ֥וּ חֵילָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Do not fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• animalsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• pasturesנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• have turnedדָּשָׁאdâshâ' · to sproutH1876
• For the treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
• has producedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• its fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• The figתְּאֵנָהte'ên te'ênâh · figH8384
• and the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
• have yieldedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• in fullחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428

Cross-references for Joel 2:22

• Joel 1:18How the animals have groaned! The herds of cattle have wandered aimlessly Because there is no pasture for them; Even the flocks of sheep have suffered.
• Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like the great deep. Lord, You protect mankind and animals.
• Psalms 104:11They give drink to every animal of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
• Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
• Psalms 147:8It is He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.
• Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the yield of the ground, and it will be rich and plentiful; on that day your livestock will graze in a wide pasture.
• Jonah 4:11Should I not also have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 people, who do not know the difference between their right hand and their left, as well as many animals?”
• Joel 1:19To You, Lord, I cry out; For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, And the flame has burned up all the trees of the field.
• Psalms 65:12The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.
• Isaiah 51:3Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her ruins. And He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.
• Leviticus 26:4then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
• Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God, blesses us.
• Psalms 107:35He turns a wilderness into a pool of water, And a dry land into springs of water;
• Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. And I will make showers fall in their season; they will be showers of blessing.
• Ezekiel 36:8But as for you, mountains of Israel, you will grow your branches and bear fruit for My people Israel; for they are about to come.
• Hosea 14:5I will be like the dew to Israel; He will blossom like the lily, And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.

Commentaries on Joel 2:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The reversal of the whole former sentence is continued up to man. The beasts of the field “groaned, were perplexed, cried” unto God; now they are bidden, “be not afraid;” before, “the pastures of the wilderness were devoured by fire;” now, they “spring” with fresh tender life; before, “the fig tree” was “withered, the vine languished;” now, they should “yield their strength, put out their full” vigor. For God was reconciled to His people; and all things…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 The priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to be gracious. They prayed that God would spare them, and he answered them. His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with him saying and doing are not two things. Some understand these promises figuratively, as pointing to gospel grace, and as fulfilled in the abundant comforts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Do not be afraid: God’s great deliverance would be full and complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2321-23. In an ascending gradation, the land destroyed by the enemy, the beasts of the field, and the children of Zion, the land's inhabitants, are addressed, the former two by personification. Lord will do great things--In contrast to the "great things" done by the haughty foe (Joe 2:20) to the hurt of Judah stand the "great things" to be done by Jehovah for her benefit (compare Psa 126:2, 3).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Darkness
• Desert
• Fat
• Pour
• Rend
• Reproach
• Thrust
• Wilderness
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Joel (2)

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