Joel 2:23
Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD 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, at the first.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
24And the floors shall be full of corn, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield her produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Deuteronomy 28:12The LORD will open unto thee His good treasure the heaven to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow.
1 Kings 8:36then hear Thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and of Thy people Israel, when Thou teachest them the good way wherein they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance.
Job 37:13Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.
Psalms 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalms 95:1O come, let us sing unto the LORD; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation.
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 →