Joel 2:22

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; 1 for the pastures of the midbar do spring up, 1 for the etz beareth her fruit, 1 the te'enah and the gefen do yield their strength. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

In Context

21Fear not, O land; 1 be glad and rejoice; 1 for Hashem hath done great things. 1

23Be glad then, ye bnei Tziyon, 1 and rejoice in Hashem Eloheichem; 1 for He hath given you the former rain according to (His) tzedakah, 1 and He will cause to come down for you the rain, 1 the yoreh (former rain), and the malkosh (latter rain) as before. 1

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:4Then I will give you geshem in due season, and HaAretz shall yield her increase, and the etz hasadeh shall yield his pri.

Psalms 36:6Thy chesed, Hashem, is in HaShomayim; 1 and Thy emunah (faithfulness) reacheth unto the clouds. 1

Psalms 65:13They drip upon the pastures of the midbar; 1 and the hills are enrobed with gladness. 1

Psalms 104:11They give drink to every beast of the sadeh; 1 the pera'im (donkeys) quench their thirst. 1

Psalms 107:35He turneth the midbar into an agam (pool, lake) of mayim, 1 and dry ground into springs of water. 1

Psalms 147:8Who covereth Shomayim with clouds, 1 Who prepareth matar (rainfall) for ha'aretz, 1 HaMatzemi'ach (Who maketh to spring up) the khatzir (grass) upon the harim (hills, mountains). 1

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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