Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Then—when God sees His people penitent.
be jealous for his land—as a husband jealous of any dishonor done to the wife whom he loves, as if done to himself. The Hebrew comes from an Arabic root, "to be flushed in face" through indignation.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Joel 2:18:
Joel 1:6
Joel 2:2
Zechariah 1:14
Revelation 9:12
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