Joel 2:19
And the Lord answered and said to his people: Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and you shall be filled with them: and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
18The Lord hath been zealous for his land, and hath spared his people.
Cross References
Ruth 1:6And she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country with both her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had looked upon his people, and had given them food.
Isaiah 65:21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.
Ezekiel 34:29And I will raise up for them a bud of renown: and they shall be no more consumed with famine in the land, neither shall they bear any more the reproach of the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 36:29And I will save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for corn, and will multiply it, and will lay no famine upon you.
Ezekiel 39:29And I will hide my face no more from them, for I have poured out my spirit upon all the house of Israel, saith the Lord God.
Joel 1:10The country is destroyed, the ground hath mourned: for the corn is wasted, the wine is confounded, the oil hath languished.
Matthew Henry on Joel 2:19-28
Promise of Mercy. ( b. c. 720.) 18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and… Read the whole commentary →