Yuēĕrshū 2:22

22 Tiānyĕ de zǒushòu a , búyào jùpà . yīnwei kuàngyĕ de cǎo fāshēng , shùmù jié guǒ , wúhuāguǒ shù . pútàoshù yĕ dōu xiàolì .

Yuēĕrshū 2:22 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 2:22

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field
Which before groaned, and were perplexed for want of pasture, and cried because of the drought, ( Joel 1:18 Joel 1:20 ) ; perhaps the Gentiles may be here designed, in the mystic and spiritual sense, in distinction from the Jews, the children of Zion, in ( Joel 2:23 ) ; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring;
grass in abundance springs up in them, and covers them, so that there was plenty of food for the beasts of the field: for the tree beareth her fruit;
brings forth and bears fruit suitable to it, agreeable to its nature: the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength;
send forth their branches, put forth their buds, their leaves and fruit. This and the preceding clause cannot be understood as a reason why the beasts of the field should not be afraid, for they relate not to them, but to men; and may serve to confirm the mystic sense of the words, as they may refer to the great fruitfulness produced in the wilderness of the Gentile world, through the preaching of the Gospel in the times of the Messiah; which are more clearly pointed at in ( Joel 2:23 ) ; and which were introduced with great outward peace and plenty; and the Jews ^F6 by the tree bearing her fruit, in the preceding clause, understand barren trees bearing fruit.

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 112. 2.

Yuēĕrshū 2:22 In-Context

20 Què yào shǐ bĕi fāng lái de jūnduì yuǎn lí nǐmen , jiāng tāmen gǎn dào gān hàn huāng feì zhī dì , qián duì gǎn rù dōng hǎi , hòu duì gǎn rù xī hǎi . yīnwei tāmen suǒ xíng de dà è ( yuánwén shì shì ) , chòu qì shang shēng , xīng wèi téng kōng .

21 Dì tǔ a , búyào jùpà , yào huānxǐ kuaìlè . yīnwei Yēhéhuá xíng le dà shì .

22 Tiānyĕ de zǒushòu a , búyào jùpà . yīnwei kuàngyĕ de cǎo fāshēng , shùmù jié guǒ , wúhuāguǒ shù . pútàoshù yĕ dōu xiàolì .

23 Xī \'ān de mín nǎ , nǐmen yào kuaìlè , wèi Yēhéhuá nǐmen de shén huānxǐ . yīn tā cìgĕi nǐmen hé yí de qiū yǔ , wèi nǐmen jiàng xià gān lín , jiù shì qiū yǔ , chūn yǔ , hé xiānqián yíyàng .

24 Hécháng bì mǎn le maìzi , jiǔ zhà yǔ yóu zhà bì yǒu xīn jiǔ hé yóu yíng yì .