Joel 2:22-32

English Standard Version

²²Fear not, ^(A)you beasts of the field,
for ^(B)the pastures of the wilderness are green;
^(C)the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and ^(D)vine give their full yield.

²³^(E)“Be glad, O children of Zion,
    and ^(F)rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given ^(G)the early rain for your vindication;
    he has poured down for you abundant rain,
    ^(H)the early and ^(I)the latter rain, as before.

²⁴“The threshing floors shall be full of grain;
    the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
²⁵I will restore^[a] to you the years
    that ^(J)the swarming locust has eaten,
^(K)the hopper, ^(L)the destroyer, and ^(M)the cutter,
    ^(N)my great army, which I sent among you.

²⁶^(O)“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
    and praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people ^(P)shall never again be put to shame.
²⁷^(Q)You shall know that I am ^(R)in the midst of Israel,
    and that ^(S)I am the Lord your God ^(T)and there is none else.
And my people ^(U)shall never again be put to shame.

The Lord Will Pour Out His Spirit

²⁸^[b] ^(V)“And it shall come to pass afterward,
    that ^(W)I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
^(X)your sons and ^(Y)your daughters shall prophesy,
    your old men shall dream dreams,
    and your young men shall see visions.
²⁹^(Z)Even on the male and female servants
    in those days I will pour out my Spirit.

³⁰“And I will show ^(AA)wonders in the heavens and ^(AB)on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. ³¹^(AC)The sun shall be turned to darkness, ^(AD)and the moon to blood, ^(AE)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. ³²And it shall come to pass that ^(AF)everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. ^(AG)For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among ^(AH)the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.