Tree of Life Version
Joel 2:22
22Do not be afraid, beasts of the field, for the desert pastures have sprouted, for the tree bears its fruit. Fig tree and vine yield their strength.
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
20“But I will remove the northern invader far from you—yes, I will banish him to a dry and desolate land— his vanguard into the Eastern Sea and his rearguard into the Western Sea. His odor will go up— Yes, his stench will rise.” For He has done great things! 21Do not fear, O land. Be glad! Rejoice! For Adonai has done great things. Do not be afraid, beasts of the field, for the desert pastures have sprouted, for the tree bears its fruit. Fig tree and vine yield their strength. 23So be glad, children of Zion, and rejoice in Adonai, your God. For He gives you the early rain for prosperity, Yes, He will bring down rain for you, the early and latter rain as before. 24The threshing floors will be full of grain and the vats will overflow with new wine and fresh oil.
Read all of Joel 2Joel 2:22 word by word
אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ֙ בַּהֲמ֣וֹת שָׂדַ֔י כִּ֥י דָשְׁא֖וּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־עֵץ֙ נָשָׂ֣א פִרְי֔וֹ תְּאֵנָ֥ה וָגֶ֖פֶן נָתְנ֥וּ חֵילָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Be not afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- ye beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
- of the fieldשָׂדַיώâdeh ώâday · fieldH7704
- for the pasturesנָוָהnâ'âh · habitationH4999
- of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
- do springדָּשָׁאdâshâ' · to sproutH1876
- for the treeעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
- bearethנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- her fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
- the fig treeתְּאֵנָהte'ên te'ênâh · figH8384
- and the vineגֶּ֫פֶןgephen · vineH1612
- do yieldנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- their strengthחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
Cross-references for Joel 2:22
- Joel 1:18How the animals groan! The herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture. The flocks of sheep also suffer.
- Psalms 36:6Your love, Adonai, is in the heavens, Your faithfulness up to the skies.
- Psalms 104:11They give drink to all the beasts of the field— the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
- Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You and You give them their food on time.
- Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds. He provides rain for the earth. He makes grass sprout on the hills.
- Isaiah 30:23Then He will give you rain for your seed, which you will sow in the ground, and bread, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plentiful. In that day your cattle will feed in wide-open pasture.
- Joel 1:19To You, Adonai, I cry! For fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and flame has set ablaze all the trees of the field.
- Psalms 65:12You crown the year with Your goodness. Your wagon tracks drip with abundance.
- Isaiah 51:3For Adonai will comfort Zion. He will comfort all her waste places. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of Adonai. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and a sound of melody.
- Leviticus 26:4then I will give you rains in their season, the land will yield its crops, and the trees of the field will yield their fruit.
- Psalms 67:6Let the peoples praise You, O God. Let all the peoples praise You.
- Psalms 107:35He turns a desert into a pool of water, a dry land into springs of water.
- Ezekiel 34:26I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will cause the rain to come down in its season. There will be showers of blessing.
- Ezekiel 36:8“‘But you, mountains of Israel, you will shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit for My people Israel; for their return is near.
- Hosea 14:5“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for My anger will turn away from him.
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
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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