21 (A)Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice,
For the Lord has done (B)great things.
22 Do not fear, animals of the field,
For the (C)pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has produced its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded [a]in full.
23 So shout for joy, you (D)sons of Zion,
And (E)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has (F)given you [b]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The [c]early and [d](G)latter rain [e]as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will (H)overflow with the new wine and oil.
25 “Then I will compensate you for the years
That the [f]swarming (I)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 (J)eat and be satisfied,
And you will (K)praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has (L)dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will (M)never be put to shame.
27 So you will (N)know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God
And there is (O)no other;
And My people will never be (P)put to shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth
  2. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
  3. Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
  4. Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
  5. Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first
  6. Joel 2:25 Or migratory

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