Joel 2:22
And 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.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
21He does wonderful things! So even the ground should rejoice!
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4I will send rain for you at the proper/right times, in order that crops will grow on your land and there will be plenty of fruit on your trees.
Psalms 36:6Your righteous behavior is as permanent as the highest mountains [MET], your acting justly will continue as long as the deepest oceans exist. You take care of people and you take care of animals.
Psalms 65:13The meadows are full of sheep and goats, and the valleys are full of grain; it is as though they also sing and shout joyfully.
Psalms 104:11Those streams provide water for all the animals to drink; the wild donkeys drink the water and are no longer thirsty.
Psalms 107:35But sometimes he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
Psalms 147:8He covers the sky with clouds, and then he sends rain to the earth and causes grass to grow on the hills.
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 →