Joel 2:21

Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

20And the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him unto a land dry and desolate, With his face unto the eastern sea, And his rear unto the western sea, And come up hath his stink, And come up doth his stench, For he hath exerted himself to work.

22Do not fear, O cattle of the field! For sprung forth have pastures of a wilderness, For the tree hath borne its fruit, Fig-tree and vine have given their strength!

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Cross References

Genesis 15:1After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to thee, thy reward [is] exceeding great.'

1 Samuel 12:16'Also now, station yourselves and see this great thing which Jehovah is doing before your eyes;

Psalms 65:12Drop do the pastures of a wilderness, And joy of the heights Thou girdest on.

Psalms 96:11The heavens joy, and the earth is joyful, The sea and its fulness roar.

Psalms 126:1A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back [to] the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.

Isaiah 35:1They joy from the wilderness and dry place, And rejoice doth the desert, and flourish as the rose,

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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