Joel 2:20

I will remove the northern attackers far from you, 1 and will drive them into a dry and abandoned land. 1 The front of their army will go into the eastern sea, 1 and the rear into the western sea. 1 Its stench will rise, 1 and its bad smell will rise.” 2 Indeed, he has done great things. 1

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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 his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.

In Context

19Yahweh answered his people, 1 “Look, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil. 1 You will be satisfied with them, 1 and I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations. 1

21Do not fear, land, be glad and rejoice, 1 for Yahweh will do great things. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 10:19Yahweh brought a very strong west wind that picked up the locusts and drove them into the Sea of Reeds; not a single locust remained in all the territory of Egypt.

2 Kings 8:13Hazael replied, “Who is your servant, that he should do this great thing? He is only a dog.” Elisha answered, “Yahweh has shown me that you will be king over Aram.”

Isaiah 34:3The bodies of their dead will be thrown out. The stench of the dead bodies will be everywhere; 1 and the mountains will soak up their blood. 1

Ezekiel 39:12For seven months the house of Israel will bury them in order to purify the land.

Ezekiel 47:18On the east side the boundary will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan River between Gilead and the land of Israel. You will measure from the border to the eastern sea. This will be the eastern border. + 47:18 The Hebrew text reads You will measure from the border to the eastern sea . However, some ancient and modern versions read to the eastern sea as far as Tamar .

Joel 2:2It is a day of darkness and gloom, 1 a day of clouds and thick darkness. 1 Like the dawn that spreads on the mountains, 1 a large and mighty army is approaching. 1 There has never been an army like it, 1 and there never will be again, 1 even after many generations. 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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