Joel 2:18-27

Christian Standard Bible

²⁰ I will drive the northerner far from you^(E)
and banish him to a dry and desolate land,
his front ranks into the Dead Sea,^(F)
and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea.^(G)
His stench will rise;
yes, his rotten smell will rise,^(H)
for he has done astonishing things.

²¹ Don’t be afraid, land;^(I)
rejoice and be glad,
for the Lord has done astonishing things.^(J)
22 Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
for the wilderness pastures have turned green,^(K)
the trees bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.
²³ Children of Zion,^(L) rejoice and be glad
in the Lord your God,^(M)
because he gives you the autumn rain^[a]
for your vindication.^[b](N)
He sends showers for you,
both autumn and spring rain^(O) as before.
²⁴ The threshing floors will be full of grain,^(P)
and the vats will overflow
with new wine and fresh oil.

²⁵ I will repay you for the years
that the swarming locust ate,^(Q)
the young locust, the destroying locust,
and the devouring locust—
my great army that I sent against you.
²⁶ You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied.^(R)
You will praise the name of the Lord your God,^(S)
who has dealt wondrously with you.^(T)
My people will never again be put to shame.^(U)
27 You will know that I am present in Israel^(V)
and that I am the Lord your God,
and there is no other.^(W)
My people will never again be put to shame.^(X)