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Joel 2:15-27
Tree of Life Version
Joel 2:15-27
Tree of Life Version
Blow the Shofar
15 Blow the shofar in Zion!
Sanctify a fast;
proclaim an assembly.
16 Gather the people;
sanctify the congregation;
assemble the elders;
gather the children,
even those nursing at breasts.
Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom
and the bride from her chamber.
17 Between the porch and the altar
let the kohanim, ministers of Adonai,
weep, and let them say:
“Have pity, Adonai, on Your people.
Don’t make Your heritage a scorn,
a byword among the nations.
Why should the peoples say,
‘Where is their God?’”[a]
18 Adonai will be zealous for His land,
and have compassion on His people.
19 Adonai will answer and say to His people:
“Behold, I will send you the grain,
the new wine, and the fresh oil,
and you will be satisfied with it.
I will no longer make you a mockery among the nations.
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[b] has done great things!
Rain and Restoration
21 Do not fear, O land. Be glad! Rejoice!
For Adonai has done great things.
22 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.
23 So be glad, children of Zion,
and rejoice in Adonai, your God.
For He gives you the early rain[c] for prosperity,
Yes, He will bring down rain for you,
the early and latter rain as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain
and the vats will overflow with new wine and fresh oil.
25 “I shall restore to you the years
that the locust, the swarming locust,
the canker-worm and the caterpillar have eaten—
My great army that I sent among you.”
26 “You will surely eat and be satisfied,
and praise the Name of Adonai your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you.
Never again will My people be shamed
27 You will know that I am within Israel.
Yes, I am Adonai your God—there is no other—
Never again will My people be shamed.”
Footnotes
- Joel 2:17 cf. Matt. 23:35.
- Joel 2:20 Deity pronoun referring to Adonai.
- Joel 2:23 i.e., autumn and spring rain; cf. Jacob 5:7.
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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