Joel 2:21

Do not fear, O land! Be glad and rejoice, || For YHWH has exerted Himself to work.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And the northern I put far off from you, || And have driven him to a land dry and desolate, || With his face toward the Eastern Sea, || And his rear to the Western Sea, || And his stink has come up, || And his stench comes up, || For he has exerted himself to work.”

22Do not fear, O livestock of the field! For pastures of a wilderness have sprung up, || For the tree has borne its fruit, || Fig tree and vine have given their strength!

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great.”

1 Samuel 12:16Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which YHWH is doing before your eyes;

Psalms 65:12The pastures of a wilderness drop, || And You gird the hills with joy.

Psalms 96:11The heavens rejoice, and the earth is joyful, || The sea and its fullness roar.

Psalms 126:1A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. In YHWH’s turning back [to] the captivity of Zion, || We have been as dreamers.

Isaiah 35:1They rejoice from the wilderness and dry place, || And the desert rejoices, || And flourishes 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 →

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