Joel 2:18-27
Amplified Bible
Deliverance Promised
18
Then the Lord will be jealous for His land [ready to defend it since it is rightfully and uniquely His]
And will have compassion on His people [and will spare them].
19
The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to send you grain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with them;
And I will never again make you an object of ridicule among the [Gentile] nations.
20
“But I will remove the northern army far away from you,
And I will drive it into a parched and desolate land,
With its forward guard into the eastern sea (Dead Sea)
And with its rear guard into the western sea (Mediterranean Sea).
And its stench will arise and its foul odor of decay will come up [this is the fate of the northern army in the final day of the Lord],
For [a]He has done great things.”(A)
21
Do not fear, O land; be glad and rejoice,
For the Lord has done great things!(B)
22
Do not be afraid, you animals of the field,
For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green;
The tree has produced its fruit,
And the fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.
23
So rejoice, O children of Zion,
And delight in the Lord, your God;
For He has given you the early [autumn] rain in vindication
And He has poured down the rain for you,
The early [autumn] rain and the late [spring] rain, as before.
24
And the threshing floors shall be full of grain,
And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25
“And I will compensate you for the years
That the swarming locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
26
“You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied
And praise the name of the Lord your God
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to shame.
27
“And you shall know [without any doubt] that I am in the midst of Israel [to protect and bless you],
And that I am the Lord your God,
And there is no other;
My people will never be put to shame.
Footnotes
- Joel 2:20 Interpreters are divided as to whether it is the northern destroyer who has done “great things,” or the Lord. The latter view is supported by v 21.
Joel 2:18-27
New American Standard Bible
Deliverance Promised
18 Then the Lord [a]will be (A)zealous for His land,
And [b]will have (B)compassion for His people.
19 The Lord [c]will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to (C)send you grain, new wine, and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with [d]them;
And I will (D)never again make you a disgrace among the nations.
20 But I will remove the (E)northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land,
Its advance guard into the (F)eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the (G)western sea.
And its (H)stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up,
Because it has done great things.”
21 (I)Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice,
For the Lord has done (J)great things.
22 Do not fear, animals of the field,
For the (K)pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has produced its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded [e]in full.
23 So shout for joy, you (L)sons of Zion,
And (M)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has (N)given you [f]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The [g]early and [h](O)latter rain [i]as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will (P)overflow with the new wine and oil.
25 “Then I will compensate you for the years
That the [j]swarming (Q)locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to (R)eat and be satisfied,
And you will (S)praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has (T)dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will (U)never be put to shame.
27 So you will (V)know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God
And there is (W)no other;
And My people will never be (X)put to shame.
Footnotes
- Joel 2:18 Or was zealous
- Joel 2:18 Or had compassion
- Joel 2:19 Or answered and said
- Joel 2:19 Lit it
- Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth
- Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
- Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
- Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
- Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first
- Joel 2:25 Or migratory
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