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24 And the threshing floors will be full of grain;
    the ·barrels [vats] will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

The Lord Speaks

25 “Though I sent my great army against you—
    those ·swarming [or great] locusts and ·hopping [or crawling; or young] locusts,
    the ·destroying [consuming] locusts and the ·cutting [chewing; or swarming] locusts that ate your crops [see 1:4]
I will ·pay you back
    for [or restore to you] those ·years of trouble [L years].
26 Then you will have plenty to eat
    and be ·full [satisfied].
You will praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has ·done miracles [or acted wondrously/marvelously] for you.
My people will never again be shamed.

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24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
    the vats will overflow(A) with new wine(B) and oil.

25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(C) have eaten(D)
    the great locust and the young locust,
    the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]
my great army(E) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(F)
    and you will praise(G) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders(H) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.