Joel 2:23
Ye sons of Zion, then, exult and be glad in Yahweh your God, for he hath given you the seed-rain, in right manner,—Yea he hath caused to descend for you a down-pour, of seed-rain and of the harvest-rain in the first month;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
24So shall the threshing-floors, be filled, with corn,—and the vats, overflow, with new wine and oil.
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.
Deuteronomy 28:12Yahweh will open unto thee his rich storehouse—the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless every work of thy hand, so shalt thou lend unto many nations, but thou, shalt not borrow:
1 Kings 8:36then wilt, thou thyself, hear in the heavens and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou mayest teach them the good way, wherein they should walk,—and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people, for an inheritance?
Job 37:13Whether, as a rod, or for his earth, or in lovingkindness, he causeth it to come.
Psalms 32:11Rejoice in Yahweh and exult, O ye righteous, Yea, shout in triumph, all ye upright in heart!
Psalms 95:1Come, let us make a joyful noise to Yahweh, Let us shout in triumph, to the rock of our salvation!
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 →