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Joel 2:15-27
New American Standard Bible
Joel 2:15-27
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)Blow a trumpet in Zion,
(B)Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
16 Gather the people, (C)sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Have the (D)groom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
17 Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
Weep (E)between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “[a](F)Spare Your people, Lord,
And do not make Your inheritance a (G)disgrace,
With the nations jeering at them.
Why should those among the peoples say,
‘(H)Where is their God?’”
Deliverance Promised
18 Then the Lord [b]will be (I)zealous for His land,
And [c]will have (J)compassion for His people.
19 The Lord [d]will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to (K)send you grain, new wine, and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with [e]them;
And I will (L)never again make you a disgrace among the nations.
20 But I will remove the (M)northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land,
Its advance guard into the (N)eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the (O)western sea.
And its (P)stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up,
Because it has done great things.”
21 (Q)Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice,
For the Lord has done (R)great things.
22 Do not fear, animals of the field,
For the (S)pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has produced its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded [f]in full.
23 So shout for joy, you (T)sons of Zion,
And (U)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has (V)given you [g]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The [h]early and [i](W)latter rain [j]as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will (X)overflow with the new wine and oil.
25 “Then I will compensate you for the years
That the [k]swarming (Y)locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to (Z)eat and be satisfied,
And you will (AA)praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has (AB)dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will (AC)never be put to shame.
27 So you will (AD)know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God
And there is (AE)no other;
And My people will never be (AF)put to shame.
Footnotes
- Joel 2:17 Or Look compassionately on
- Joel 2:18 Or was zealous
- Joel 2:18 Or had compassion
- Joel 2:19 Or answered and said
- Joel 2:19 Lit it
- Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth
- Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
- Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
- Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
- Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first
- Joel 2:25 Or migratory
Joel 2:15-27
New International Version
Joel 2:15-27
New International Version
15 Blow the trumpet(A) in Zion,(B)
declare a holy fast,(C)
call a sacred assembly.(D)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(E) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(F)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(G) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(H) before the Lord,
weep(I) between the portico and the altar.(J)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(K)
a byword(L) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(M)’”
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(P) and olive oil,(Q)
enough to satisfy you fully;(R)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(S) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(T) 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(U) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(V) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(W)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(X)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(Y)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(Z) and the vine(AA) yield their riches.(AB)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(AC) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(AD)
He sends you abundant showers,(AE)
both autumn(AF) and spring rains,(AG) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(AH) with new wine(AI) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(AJ) have eaten(AK)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[b]—
my great army(AL) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(AM)
and you will praise(AN) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(AO) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(AP)
27 Then you will know(AQ) that I am in Israel,
that I am the Lord(AR) your God,
and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(AS)
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