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Joel 2:21
21Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things!
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.
- 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!
- New Living Translation (NLT)Don’t be afraid, O land. Be glad now and rejoice, for the Lord has done great things.
Context of Joel 2:21
19The Lord replied to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations. 20“I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things! Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! 22Do 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. 23Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
Read all of Joel 2Joel 2:21 word by word
אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּשְׂמָ֔חִי כִּֽי־הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Joel 2:21
- Genesis 15:1After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 54:4“Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
- Jeremiah 30:9Instead, they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
- Zephaniah 3:16On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.
- Zechariah 8:15“so now I have determined to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
- Psalms 65:12The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.
- Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it.
- Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;
- Isaiah 35:1The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,
- Isaiah 44:23Sing for joy, you heavens, for the Lord has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the Lord has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.
- Isaiah 55:12You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Hosea 2:21“In that day I will respond,” declares the Lord— “I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth;
- Joel 2:20“I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!
- Deuteronomy 4:32Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
- 1 Samuel 12:16“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!
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
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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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