Joel 2:23
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
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.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
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Compare
- 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 therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Read in contextLeviticus 26:4
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Read in contextHosea 6:3
Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:14
That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.
Read in contextIsaiah 12:2–6
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
Read in contextPsalms 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Read in contextIsaiah 41:16
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
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