Joel 2:21-32

Good News Translation

²¹“Fields, don't be afraid,
    but be joyful and glad
    because of all the Lord has done for you.
²²Animals, don't be afraid.
    The pastures are green;
    the trees bear their fruit,
    and there are plenty of figs and grapes.

²³“Be glad, people of Zion,
    rejoice at what the Lord your God has done for you.
    He has given you the right amount of autumn rain;^[a]
    he has poured down the winter rain for you
    and the spring rain as before.
²⁴The threshing places will be full of grain;
    the pits beside the presses will overflow with wine and olive oil.
²⁵I will give you back what you lost
    in the years when swarms of locusts ate your crops.
    It was I who sent this army against you.
²⁶Now you will have plenty to eat, and be satisfied.
    You will praise the Lord your God,
    who has done wonderful things for you.
    My people will never be despised again.
²⁷Then, Israel, you will know that I am among you
    and that I, the Lord, am your God
    and there is no other.
    My people will never be despised again.

The Day of the Lord

²⁸“Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone:
    your sons and daughters will proclaim my message;
    your old people will have dreams,
    and your young people will see visions.
²⁹At that time I will pour out my Spirit
    even on servants, both men and women.

³⁰“I will give warnings of that day
    in the sky and on the earth;
    there will be bloodshed, fire, and clouds of smoke.
³¹^(A)The sun will be darkened,
    and the moon will turn red as blood
    before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.
³²^(B)But all who ask the Lord for help will be saved.
As the Lord has said,
    ‘Some in Jerusalem will escape;
    those whom I choose will survive.’”