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God’s Response and Promise

18 Then the Lord became jealous for his land
    and had pity on his people.(A)
19 In response to his people the Lord said:
“I am sending you
    grain, wine, and oil,
    and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make you
    a mockery among the nations.(B)

20 I will remove the northern army far from you
    and drive it into a parched and desolate land,
its front into the eastern sea
    and its rear into the western sea;
its stench and foul smell will rise up.”
    Surely he has done great things!(C)

21 Do not fear, O soil;
    be glad and rejoice,
    for the Lord has done great things!
22 Do not fear, you animals of the field,
    for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit;
    the fig tree and vine give their full yield.(D)

23 O children of Zion, be glad,
    and rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given the early rain[a] for your vindication;
    he has poured down for you abundant rain,
    the early and the later rain, as before.(E)
24 The threshing floors shall be full of grain;
    the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

25 I will repay you for the years
    that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,
    my great army that I sent against you.(F)

26 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 shall never again be put to shame.(G)
27 You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel
    and that I, the Lord, am your God and there is no other.
And my people shall never again be put to shame.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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”