Joel 2:21

He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20Another army of locusts will come from the north to attack you, but I will force them to continue past Jerusalem into the desert. Some will go into the Dead Sea in the east and some will go into the Mediterranean Sea in the west. There they will all die, and their bodies will stink.” Yahweh does great things!

22And the wild animals should not be afraid, because the meadows will soon become green again; the fig trees and other trees will be full of fruit, and the grapevines will be covered with grapes.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1Some time later, Abram had a vision in which Yahweh spoke to him and said, “Do not be afraid of ◄anything/your enemies►. I will protect you [MTY], and I will give a great reward.”

1 Samuel 12:16“Now stand here quietly and see the great thing that Yahweh is about to do.

Psalms 65:12The pastures are full of flocks of sheep and goats; it is as though the hills are very joyful.

Psalms 96:11All the beings that are in [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all the people on the earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar to praise Yahweh.

Psalms 126:1When Yahweh brought us Israeli people back to Jerusalem (OR, enabled us Israelis to prosper again), it was wonderful; it seemed as though [SIM] we were dreaming.

Isaiah 35:1Some day, it will be as though the desert and other very dry areas are glad [DOU]; the desert will rejoice and flowers will blossom. Like crocuses/daffodils,

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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