Joel 2:21

Joel 2:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things!
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the Lord has done marvelous things!

Context of Joel 2:21

19The Lord responded to his people, “Look! I am about to restore your grain as well as fresh wine and olive oil. You will be fully satisfied. I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations. 20I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell.” Indeed, the Lord has accomplished great things. Do not fear, my land! Rejoice and be glad, because the Lord has accomplished great things! 22Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest. 23Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains – both the early and the late rains as formerly.

Joel 2:21 word by word

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּשְׂמָ֔חִי כִּֽי־הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• not, O landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• be gladגִּילgîyl gûl · to rejoiceH1523
• and rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• for the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• great thingsגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431

Cross-references for Joel 2:21

• Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance.”
• Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you – yes, I help you – yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand!
• Isaiah 54:4Don’t be afraid, for you will not be put to shame! Don’t be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated! You will forget about the shame you experienced in your youth; you will no longer remember the disgrace of your abandonment.
• Jeremiah 30:9But they will be subject to the Lord their God and to the Davidic ruler whom I will raise up as king over them.
• Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!
• Zechariah 8:15so, to the contrary, I have planned in these days to do good to Jerusalem and Judah – do not fear!
• Psalms 65:12The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy.
• Psalms 96:11Let the sky rejoice, and the earth be happy! Let the sea and everything in it shout!
• Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands! Let the mountains sing in unison
• Isaiah 35:1Let the desert and dry region be happy; let the wilderness rejoice and bloom like a lily!
• Isaiah 44:23Shout for joy, O sky, for the Lord intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the Lord protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.
• Isaiah 55:12Indeed you will go out with joy; you will be led along in peace; the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you, and all the trees in the field will clap their hands.
• Hosea 2:21“At that time, I will willingly respond,” declares the Lord. “I will respond to the sky, and the sky will respond to the ground;
• Joel 2:20I will remove the one from the north far from you. I will drive him out to a dry and desolate place. Those in front will be driven eastward into the Dead Sea, and those in back westward into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise up as a foul smell.” Indeed, the Lord has accomplished great things.
• Deuteronomy 4:32Indeed, ask about the distant past, starting from the day God created humankind on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether there has ever been such a great thing as this, or even a rumor of it.
• 1 Samuel 12:16“So now, take your positions and watch this great thing that the Lord is about to do in your sight.

Commentaries on Joel 2:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Fear not - for the Lord will do great things - The words are repeated from the preceding verse; Jehovah will do great things in driving them away, and supernaturally restoring the land to fertility.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Fear not, O land - Before, they were bidden to tremble Joel 2:1, now they are bidden, “fear not;” before, “to turn in weeping, fasting and mourning;” now, “to bound for joy and rejoice;” before, “the land mourned;” now, “the land is bidden to rejoice.” The enemy had “done great things;” now the cause of joy is that God had “done great things;” the Almightiness of God overwhelming and sweeping over the might put forth to destroy. It is better rendered…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

Topics related to Joel 2:21

• Blessing
• Faith

In the dictionaries

• Darkness
• Fat
• Pour
• Rend
• Reproach
• Thrust
• 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