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Joel 2:18-32
New King James Version
Joel 2:18-32
New King James Version
The Land Refreshed(A)
18 Then the Lord will (B)be zealous for His land,
And pity His people.
19 The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I will send you (C)grain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
20 “But (D)I will remove far from you (E)the northern army,
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back (F)toward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done [a]monstrous things.”
21 Fear not, O land;
Be glad and rejoice,
For the Lord has done [b]marvelous things!
22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;
For (G)the open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And (H)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the [c]former rain faithfully,
And He (I)will cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25 “So I will restore to you the years (J)that the swarming [d]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall (K)eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to (L)shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am (M)in the midst of Israel:
(N)I am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
God’s Spirit Poured Out
28 “And(O) it shall come to pass afterward
That (P)I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
(Q)Your sons and your (R)daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My (S)menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
30 “And (T)I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 (U)The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
(V)Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass
That (W)whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be [e]saved.
For (X)in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be [f]deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among (Y)the remnant whom the Lord calls.
Joel 2:18-32
New International Version
Joel 2:18-32
New International Version
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(C) and olive oil,(D)
enough to satisfy you fully;(E)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(F) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(G) 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(H) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(I) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(J)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(K)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(L)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(M) and the vine(N) yield their riches.(O)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(P) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(Q)
He sends you abundant showers,(R)
both autumn(S) and spring rains,(T) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(U) with new wine(V) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(W) have eaten(X)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[b]—
my great army(Y) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(Z)
and you will praise(AA) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(AB) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(AC)
27 Then you will know(AD) that I am in Israel,
that I am the Lord(AE) your God,
and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(AF)
The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit(AG) on all people.(AH)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(AI)
your old men will dream dreams,(AJ)
your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(AK) both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(AL)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(AM)
and on the earth,(AN)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(AO)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(AP)
32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(AQ) will be saved;(AR)
for on Mount Zion(AS) and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,(AT)
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(AU)
whom the Lord calls.[c](AV)
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