Joel 2:21

Be of good courage, O land; rejoice and be glad: for the Lord has done great things.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

In Context

20And I will chase away from you the northern adversary, and will drive him away into a dry land, and I will sink + 2:20 Gr. cause to disappear.his face in the former sea, and his back parts in the latter sea, and his + 2:20 Gr. corruption.ill savour shall come up, and his + 2:20 See Job 6. 7.stink shall come up, because he has + 2:20 Gr. magnified his works.wrought great things.

22Be of good courage, ye beasts of the plain, for the plains of the wilderness have budded, for the trees have borne their fruit, the fig-tree and the vine have yielded their strength.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

1 Samuel 12:16And now stand still, and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.

Psalms 65:12Thou didst mount men upon our heads; we went through fire and water; but thou broughtest us out into a place of refreshment.

Psalms 96:11Light is sprung up for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalms 126:1A Song of Degrees. Except the Lord build the house, they that build labour in vain: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman watches in vain.

Isaiah 35:1Be glad, thou thirsty desert: let the wilderness exult, and flower as the lily.

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 →

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