Joel 2:21
Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'
1 Samuel 12:16Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
Psalms 65:12(65-13) The pastures of the wilderness do drop; and the hills are girded with joy.
Psalms 96:11Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;
Psalms 126:1A Song of Ascents. When the LORD brought back those that returned to Zion, we were like unto them that dream.
Isaiah 35:1The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
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 →