Joel 2
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Joel 2:18-32

18Then will YhwhH3068 be jealousH7065 for his landH776, and pityH2550 his peopleH5971. 19Yea, YhwhH3068 will answerH6030 and sayH559 unto his peopleH5971, Behold, I will sendH7971 you grainH1715, and wineH8492, and oilH3323, and ye shall be satisfiedH7646 therewith: and I will no more makeH5414 you a reproachH2781 among the heathenH1471: 20But I will remove far offH7368 from you the northernH6830 army, and will driveH5080 him into a landH776 barrenH6723 and desolateH8077, with his faceH6440 toward the eastH6931 seaH3220, and his hinder partH5490 toward the utmostH314 seaH3220, and his stinkH889 shall come upH5927, and his ill savourH6709 shall come upH5927, because he hath doneH6213 great thingsH1431.1

21FearH3372 not, O landH127; be gladH1523 and rejoiceH8055: for YhwhH3068 will doH6213 great thingsH1431.2 22Be not afraidH3372, ye beastsH929 of the fieldH7704: for the pasturesH4999 of the wildernessH4057 do springH1876, for the treeH6086 bearethH5375 her fruitH6529, the fig treeH8384 and the vineH1612 do yieldH5414 their strengthH2428. 23Be gladH1523 then, ye childrenH1121 of ZionH6726, and rejoiceH8055 in YhwhH3068 your GodH430: for he hath givenH5414 you the former rainH4175 moderatelyH6666, and he will cause to come downH3381 for you the rainH1653, the former rainH4175, and the latter rainH4456 in the firstH7223 month.34 24And the floorsH1637 shall be fullH4390 of wheatH1250, and the pressfatsH3342 shall overflowH7783 with wineH8492 and oilH3323. 25And I will restoreH7999 to you the yearsH8141 that the locustH697 hath eatenH398, the cankerwormH3218, and the caterpillerH2625, and the palmerwormH1501, my greatH1419 armyH2428 which I sentH7971 among you. 26And ye shall eatH398 in plentyH398, and be satisfiedH7646, and praiseH1984 the nameH8034 of YhwhH3068 your GodH430, that hath dealtH6213 wondrouslyH6381 with you: and my peopleH5971 shall neverH5769 be ashamedH954. 27And ye shall knowH3045 that I am in the midstH7130 of IsraelH3478, and that I am YhwhH3068 your GodH430, and none else: and my peopleH5971 shall neverH5769 be ashamedH954.

28And it shall come to pass afterwardH310, that I will pour outH8210 my spiritH7307 upon all fleshH1320; and your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 shall prophesyH5012, your old menH2205 shall dreamH2492 dreamsH2472, your young menH970 shall seeH7200 visionsH2384: 29And also upon the servantsH5650 and upon the handmaidsH8198 in those daysH3117 will I pour outH8210 my spiritH7307. 30And I will shewH5414 wondersH4159 in the heavensH8064 and in the earthH776, bloodH1818, and fireH784, and pillarsH8490 of smokeH6227. 31The sunH8121 shall be turnedH2015 into darknessH2822, and the moonH3394 into bloodH1818, beforeH6440 the greatH1419 and the terribleH3372 dayH3117 of YhwhH3068 comeH935. 32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall callH7121 on the nameH8034 of YhwhH3068 shall be deliveredH4422: for in mountH2022 ZionH6726 and in JerusalemH3389 shall be deliveranceH6413, as YhwhH3068 hath saidH559, and in the remnantH8300 whom YhwhH3068 shall callH7121.

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Notes

  1. 1. Joel 2:20 hath…: Heb. hath magnified to do. ↩
  2. 2. Joel 2:21 will…: Heb. hath magnified to do. ↩
  3. 3. Joel 2:23 the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness. ↩
  4. 4. Joel 2:23 moderately: Heb. according to righteousness. ↩

Commentaries on Joel 2

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