Joel 2:18-27
Christian Standard Bible
God’s Response to His People
18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land(A) and spared his people.(B) 19 The Lord answered his people:
Look, I am about to send you
grain, new wine, and fresh oil.(C)
You will be satiated with them,
and I will no longer make you
a disgrace among the nations.(D)
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)
Joel 2:18-27
English Standard Version
The Lord Had Pity
18 (A)Then the Lord became jealous for his land
(B)and had pity on his people.
19 The Lord answered and said to his people,
“Behold, (C)I am sending to you
grain, wine, and oil,
(D)and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make you
a reproach among the nations.
20 “I will remove the northerner far from you,
and drive him into a parched and desolate land,
his vanguard[a] into (E)the eastern sea,
and his rear guard[b] into (F)the western sea;
(G)the stench and foul smell of him will rise,
for he has done great things.
21 “Fear not, O land;
be glad and rejoice,
for (H)the Lord has done great things!
22 Fear not, (I)you beasts of the field,
for (J)the pastures of the wilderness are green;
(K)the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and (L)vine give their full yield.
23 (M)“Be glad, O children of Zion,
and (N)rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given (O)the early rain for your vindication;
he has poured down for you abundant rain,
(P)the early and (Q)the latter rain, as before.
24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain;
the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 I will restore[c] to you the years
that (R)the swarming locust has eaten,
(S)the hopper, (T)the destroyer, and (U)the cutter,
(V)my great army, which I sent among you.
26 (W)“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 (X)shall never again be put to shame.
27 (Y)You shall know that I am (Z)in the midst of Israel,
and that (AA)I am the Lord your God (AB)and there is none else.
And my people (AC)shall never again be put to shame.
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