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Joel 2:12-25
English Standard Version
Joel 2:12-25
English Standard Version
Return to the Lord
12 “Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
(A)“return to me with all your heart,
(B)with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning;
13 and (C)rend your hearts and not (D)your garments.”
Return to the Lord your God,
(E)for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love;
(F)and he relents over disaster.
14 (G)Who knows whether he will not turn and relent,
and (H)leave a blessing behind him,
(I)a grain offering and a drink offering
for the Lord your God?
15 (J)Blow the trumpet in Zion;
(K)consecrate a fast;
call a solemn assembly;
16 gather the people.
(L)Consecrate the congregation;
assemble the elders;
(M)gather the children,
even nursing infants.
(N)Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her chamber.
17 (O)Between the (P)vestibule and the (Q)altar
(R)let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep
and say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and make not your heritage a reproach,
a byword among the nations.[a]
(S)Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’”
The Lord Had Pity
18 (T)Then the Lord became jealous for his land
(U)and had pity on his people.
19 The Lord answered and said to his people,
“Behold, (V)I am sending to you
grain, wine, and oil,
(W)and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make you
a reproach among the nations.
20 “I will remove the northerner far from you,
and drive him into a parched and desolate land,
his vanguard[b] into (X)the eastern sea,
and his rear guard[c] into (Y)the western sea;
(Z)the stench and foul smell of him will rise,
for he has done great things.
21 “Fear not, O land;
be glad and rejoice,
for (AA)the Lord has done great things!
22 Fear not, (AB)you beasts of the field,
for (AC)the pastures of the wilderness are green;
(AD)the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and (AE)vine give their full yield.
23 (AF)“Be glad, O children of Zion,
and (AG)rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given (AH)the early rain for your vindication;
he has poured down for you abundant rain,
(AI)the early and (AJ)the latter rain, as before.
24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain;
the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 I will restore[d] to you the years
that (AK)the swarming locust has eaten,
(AL)the hopper, (AM)the destroyer, and (AN)the cutter,
(AO)my great army, which I sent among you.
Joel 2:12-25
New International Version
Joel 2:12-25
New International Version
Rend Your Heart
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return(A) to me with all your heart,(B)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart(C)
and not your garments.(D)
Return(E) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(F)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(G)
and he relents from sending calamity.(H)
14 Who knows? He may turn(I) and relent(J)
and leave behind a blessing(K)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(L)
for the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet(M) in Zion,(N)
declare a holy fast,(O)
call a sacred assembly.(P)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(Q) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(R)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(S) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(T) before the Lord,
weep(U) between the portico and the altar.(V)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(W)
a byword(X) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(Y)’”
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(AB) and olive oil,(AC)
enough to satisfy you fully;(AD)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(AE) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(AF) 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(AG) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(AH) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(AI)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(AJ)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(AK)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(AL) and the vine(AM) yield their riches.(AN)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(AO) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(AP)
He sends you abundant showers,(AQ)
both autumn(AR) and spring rains,(AS) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(AT) with new wine(AU) and oil.
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