Joel 2:22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field, for sprouted have the pastures of the wilderness,—for, the tree, hath borne its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine, have yielded their wealth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Be not thou afraid, O soil,—exult and rejoice, because Yahweh, hath shown himself great, in doing.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:4Then will I give your rains in their season,—And the land shall yield her increase, And, the trees of the field, shall yield their fruit.
Psalms 36:6Thy righteousness, is like mighty mountains, and, thy just decrees, are a great resounding deep,—Man and beast, thou savest, O Yahweh!
Psalms 65:13Clothed are the pastures with flocks, The valleys also, cover themselves with corn, They shout for joy, yea they sing.
Psalms 104:11They give drink, to every wild beast of the field, The wild asses do break their thirst.
Psalms 107:35He turneth A Desert, into a pool of water, and, A Parched Land into springs of water;
Psalms 147:8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, preparing rain for the earth, who causeth the mountains to sprout grass:
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 →