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Rescue and Restitution

18 Then the Lord became jealous for His land
    and took pity upon His people.

19 So the Lord answered and said to His people,

Here! I am sending you grain, new wine, and oil,
    and you will be satisfied,
and I will never again make you
    a disgrace among the nations.

20 I will remove the northerner far from you,
    and I will banish him to a dry and desolate land,
those in front to the eastern sea,
    and those in back to the western sea,
and his stink will rise,
    and his stench will rise,
    for he has done great things.

21 Do not be afraid, land;
    exult and rejoice,
    for the Lord has done great things!
22 Do not be afraid, beasts of the field,
    because the wild pastures flourish,
because the tree bears its fruit;
    the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.
23 And children of Zion, exult
    and rejoice in the Lord your God,
because He has given to you
    the early rain for vindication.
He showers down rains for you,
    the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
24 Then the threshing floors will be filled with grain,
    and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

25 And I will compensate you for the years the locusts have eaten—
    the larval locust, the hopper locust,
    and the fledging locust—
My great army which I sent against you.
26 You will eat abundantly and be satisfied,
    and you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders for you;
and My people will never again be shamed.
27 Then you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,
    that I am the Lord your God,
    and that there is no other.
And My people will never again be shamed.

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The Response and Promise of Yahweh

18 Then Yahweh became jealous for his land
    and took pity on his people.
19 And Yahweh answered and said to his people,
    “Look at me, I am sending to you
grain, new wine, and olive oil,
    and you will be satisfied by it.
I will not give you over any more
    as a disgrace among the nations.
20 The northerners[a]
    I will remove from you;
I will drive them to a desert
    and desolate land,
its[b] front to the eastern sea,
    and its rear into the western sea;
its stench and odor will rise up
    because he[c] has done great things.
21 Do not fear, O land,
    rejoice and be glad,
        because Yahweh has done great things.
22 Do not fear, wild animals of the field,
    because the pastures of the desert have put forth new green shoots,
because the tree has produced its fruit,
    the fig tree and the vine
        have yielded their produce.
23 Be glad, O children of Zion,
    be glad and rejoice in Yahweh your God,
because he has given for you
    the autumn rains for your righteousness,[d]
        and he has poured down[e] for you rainwater,
the autumn and spring rains, as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full with grain,
    and the vats will overflow
        with new wine and olive oil.
25 I will repay you the years
    that the locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,
    my mighty troops that I sent against you.
26 And you will eat abundantly and be satisfied,
    and praise the name of Yahweh your God,
    who has dealt with you wondrously.[f]
My people will never be ashamed.[g]
27 And you will know that I am in the midst of Israel,
and I am Yahweh,
    your God, and there is no other.
My people will never be ashamed again.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:20 Or “The northern army”
  2. Joel 2:20 That is, the northern army
  3. Joel 2:20 That is, Yahweh (see v. 21)
  4. Joel 2:23 Or “vindication”
  5. Joel 2:23 Literally “brought down”
  6. Joel 2:26 Literally “to do a wonder”
  7. Joel 2:26 Literally “will forever not be ashamed”
  8. Joel 2:27 Literally “will forever no longer be ashamed”