Joel 2
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Joel 2:21-32

211Do not fearH3372, landH127; shoutH1523 forH1523 joyH1523 and rejoiceH8055, For the LordH3068 has doneH6213 2greatH1431 thingsH1431.22Do not fearH3372, animalsH929 of the fieldH7706, For the 3pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 have turnedH1876 greenH1876, For the treeH6086 has producedH5375 its fruitH6529, The figH8384 treeH8384 and the vineH1612 have yieldedH5414 4in fullH2428.23So shoutH1523 forH1523 joyH1523, you 5sonsH1121 of ZionH6726, And 6rejoiceH8055 in the LordH3068 your GodH430; For He has 7givenH5414 you 8the earlyH4175 rainH4175 for your vindicationH6666. And He has broughtH3381 downH3381 for you the rainH1653, The 9earlyH4175 and 1011latterH4456 rainH4456 12as beforeH7223.24The threshingH1637 floorsH1637 will be fullH4390 of grainH1250, And the vatsH3342 will 13overflowH7783 with the newH8492 wineH8492 and oilH3323.25“Then I will compensateH7999 you for the yearsH8141 That the 14swarmingH697 15locustH697 has eatenH398, The creepingH3218 locustH3218, the strippingH2625 locustH2625, and the gnawingH1501 locustH1501-- My greatH1419 armyH2428 whichH834 I sentH7971 among you.26You will haveH398 plentyH398 toH398 16eatH398 and beH7646 satisfiedH7646, And you will 17praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, WhoH834 has 18dealtH6213 wondrouslyH6381 with you; Then My peopleH5971 will 19neverH3808H5769 be putH954 toH954 shameH954.27So you will 20knowH3045 that I am in the midstH7130 of IsraelH3478, And that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430 And thereH369 isH369 21noH369 otherH5750; And My peopleH5971 will neverH3808H5769 be 22putH954 toH954 shameH954.

28“2324It will comeH1961 aboutH1961 afterH310 thisH3651 That I will 25pourH8210 outH8210 My SpiritH7307 on allH3605 2627mankindH1320; And your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 will prophesyH5012, Your oldH2205 menH2205 will haveH2492H2472 dreamsH2492H2472, Your youngH970 menH970 will seeH7200 visionsH2384.29And evenH1571 on the 28maleH5650 and femaleH8198 servantsH5650H8198 I will pourH8210 outH8210 My SpiritH7307 in thoseH1992 daysH3117.30I will 2930displayH5414 wondersH4159 in the skyH8064 and on the earthH776, BloodH1818, fireH784, and columnsH8490 of smokeH6227.31The 31sunH8121 will be turnedH2015 into darknessH2822, And the moonH3394 into bloodH1818, BeforeH6440 the 32greatH1419 and awesomeH3372 dayH3117 of the LordH3068 comesH935.32And it will comeH1961 aboutH1961 that 33everyoneH3605H834 whoH834 callsH7121 on the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 Will 34be savedH4422; For 35on MountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389 There will be those whoH6413 36escapeH6413, JustH3512 asH3512 the LordH3068 has saidH559, Even among the 37survivorsH8300 whomH834 the LordH3068 callsH7121.

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Notes

  1. 1. Joel 2:21 Is 54:4; Jer 30:10; Zeph 3:16, 17 ↩
  2. 2. Joel 2:21 Ps 126:3; Joel 2:26 ↩
  3. 3. Joel 2:22 Ps 65:12, 13 ↩
  4. 4. Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth ↩
  5. 5. Joel 2:23 Ps 149:2 ↩
  6. 6. Joel 2:23 Is 12:2-6 ↩
  7. 7. Joel 2:23 Deut 11:14; Is 41:16; Jer 5:24; Hab 3:18; Zech 10:7 ↩
  8. 8. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness ↩
  9. 9. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn ↩
  10. 10. Joel 2:23 I.e., spring ↩
  11. 11. Joel 2:23 Lev 26:4; Hos 6:3; Zech 10:1 ↩
  12. 12. Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first ↩
  13. 13. Joel 2:24 Lev 26:10; Amos 9:13; Mal 3:10 ↩
  14. 14. Joel 2:25 Or migratory ↩
  15. 15. Joel 2:25 Joel 1:4-7; 2:2-11 ↩
  16. 16. Joel 2:26 Lev 26:5; Deut 11:15; Is 62:9 ↩
  17. 17. Joel 2:26 Deut 12:7; Ps 67:5-7 ↩
  18. 18. Joel 2:26 Ps 126:2, 3; Is 25:1 ↩
  19. 19. Joel 2:26 Is 45:17 ↩
  20. 20. Joel 2:27 Lev 26:11, 12; Joel 3:17, 21 ↩
  21. 21. Joel 2:27 Is 45:5, 6 ↩
  22. 22. Joel 2:27 Is 49:23 ↩
  23. 23. Joel 2:28 Ch 3:1 in Heb ↩
  24. 24. Joel 2:28 Acts 2:17-21 ↩
  25. 25. Joel 2:28 Is 32:15; 44:3; Ezek 39:29; Zech 12:10 ↩
  26. 26. Joel 2:28 Lit flesh ↩
  27. 27. Joel 2:28 Is 40:5; 49:26 ↩
  28. 28. Joel 2:29 1 Cor 12:13; Gal 3:28 ↩
  29. 29. Joel 2:30 Lit give ↩
  30. 30. Joel 2:30 Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24, 25; Luke 21:11, 25, 26; Acts 2:19 ↩
  31. 31. Joel 2:31 Is 13:10; 34:4; Joel 2:10; 3:15; Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24; Luke 21:25; Acts 2:20; Rev 6:12, 13 ↩
  32. 32. Joel 2:31 Is 13:9; Zeph 1:14-16; Mal 4:1, 5 ↩
  33. 33. Joel 2:32 Jer 33:3; Acts 2:21; Rom 10:13 ↩
  34. 34. Joel 2:32 Or flee to safety ↩
  35. 35. Joel 2:32 Is 46:13; Rom 11:26 ↩
  36. 36. Joel 2:32 Is 4:2; Obad 17 ↩
  37. 37. Joel 2:32 Is 11:11; Jer 31:7; Mic 4:7; Rom 9:27 ↩

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