Joel 2:18-27
Holman 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 olive 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 catastrophic things.
21 Don’t be afraid, land;(I)
rejoice and be glad,
for the Lord has done great 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
for your vindication.[a](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 olive 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh your God,
and there is no other.(W)
My people will never again be put to shame.(X)
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- Joel 2:23 Or righteousness
Joel 2:18-27
International Standard Version
Response to the People’s Repentance
18 Then the Lord will show great concern for his land,
and will have compassion on his people.
19 The Lord will say to his people,
“Look! I will send you grain, new wine, and oil,
and you will be content with them.
I will no longer cause you to be a disgrace among the nations.”
Destruction of the Invaders
20 “I will remove the northerners[a] from you,
driving them[b] to a barren and desolate land—
the front toward the Dead Sea[c]
and the back toward the Mediterranean.[d]
Their stench will rise,
and their stinking odor will ascend,
because they have done great things.”
The Lord’s Restoration of the Land
21 “Stop being afraid, land!
Rejoice and be glad,
because the Lord will do great things.
22 Stop being afraid, beasts of the field,
because the desert pastures will bloom,
the trees will bear their fruit,
and the fig tree and vine will deliver their wealth.
23 And so be glad, children of Zion,
and rejoice in the Lord your God,
because he has given you the right amount of early rain,
and he will cause the rain to fall for you,
both the early rain and the later rain as before.
24 The threshing floors will be smothered in grain,
and the vats will overflow with wine and oil.
25 “Then I will restore to you the years that the locust swarm devoured,
as did the young locust, the other locusts, and the ravaging locust,
that great army of mine that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, and will be fully satisfied.
You will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has performed wonders specifically for you.
And my people will never be ashamed.
27 As a result, you will know that I am in the midst of Israel;
that I myself am the Lord your God—
and there is none other!
And my people will never be ashamed.”
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