Joel 2:23
21 Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
22 Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
24 The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — My great army that I sent against you.
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- BSB
- Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
- KJV
- Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
- WEB
- “Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD, your God; for he gives you the early rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to come down for you, the early rain and the latter rain, as before.
- ASV
- Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first [month].
- DARBY
- And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning [of the season].
- BLB
- And you sons of Zion, rejoice and be glad in YHWH your⁺ God, for He gives to you⁺ the early rain for vindication, and He brings down for you⁺ the rain—the early rain and the latter rain as at first.
- ÅB
- Og dere, Sions barn, fryd og gled dere i Herren deres Gud! For han gir dere læreren til rettferdighet; og så sender han regn ned til dere, høstregn og vårregn, først[^2].
- OTB
- Vær glade, Sions folk,
fryd dere i Herren deres Gud,
for han har gitt dere de tidlige regnene i sin trofasthet.
Han sender dere rikelig med regn,
både de tidlige og sene regn som før. - B1930
- Og I, Sions barn, fryd og gled eder i Herren eders Gud! For han gir eder læreren til rettferdighet; og så sender han regn ned til eder, høstregn og vårregn, først. / < JOE 3, 1.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 5:7–8
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Read in contextLeviticus 26:4
I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
Read in contextHosea 6:3
So let us know— let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:14
then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:2–6
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Read in contextPsalms 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:16
You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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