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Joel 2:17-20
New American Standard Bible
Joel 2:17-20
New American Standard Bible
17 Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
Weep (A)between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “[a](B)Spare Your people, Lord,
And do not make Your inheritance a (C)disgrace,
With the nations jeering at them.
Why should those among the peoples say,
‘(D)Where is their God?’”
Deliverance Promised
18 Then the Lord [b]will be (E)zealous for His land,
And [c]will have (F)compassion for His people.
19 The Lord [d]will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to (G)send you grain, new wine, and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with [e]them;
And I will (H)never again make you a disgrace among the nations.
20 But I will remove the (I)northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land,
Its advance guard into the (J)eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the (K)western sea.
And its (L)stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up,
Because it has done great things.”
Joel 2:17-20
New International Version
Joel 2:17-20
New International Version
17 Let the priests, who minister(A) before the Lord,
weep(B) between the portico and the altar.(C)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(D)
a byword(E) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(F)’”
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(I) and olive oil,(J)
enough to satisfy you fully;(K)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(L) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(M) 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(N) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
Footnotes
- Joel 2:19 Or Lord will be jealous … / and take pity … / 19 The Lord will reply
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