Joel 2:18-27

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 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, and he has {poured down} 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}. My people {will never be ashamed}.
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}.

Footnotes 8

  • [a]. Or "The northern army"
  • [b]. That is, the northern army
  • [c]. That is, Yahweh (see v. 21)
  • [d]. Or "vindication"
  • [e]. Literally "brought down"
  • [f]. Literally "to do a wonder"
  • [g]. Literally "will forever not be ashamed"
  • [h]. Literally "will forever no longer be ashamed"
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