Joel 2:23
And ye children of Zion, be glad, and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he hath given you the first rain in beneficence, and he hath caused to come down for you the rain, the first rain, and the latter rain in the first [month].
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
24And the threshing-floors are full of corn, and the vats overflow with young wine and oil.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4Then will I give you rains in their due season, and the earth shall yield her products, and the tree of the field shall yield its 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 do thou hear in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel; for thou wilt teach them the good way wherein they should walk; and give then rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
Job 37:13Whether it be as a chastising rod—if this be destined for his earth—or for kindness, doth he cause it to come.
Psalms 32:11Rejoice in the Lord, and be glad, 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 joyfully 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 →