16 Gather the people,
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
aSanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and nursing babes;
bLet the bridegroom go out from his chamber,
And the bride from her dressing room.
17 Let the priests, who minister to the Lord,
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
Weep abetween the porch and the altar;
Let them say, b“Spare Your people, O Lord,
And do not give Your heritage to reproach,
That the nations should1 rule over them.
cWhy should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”
The Land Refreshed
19 The Lord will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
“Behold, I will send you agrain and new wine and oil,
And you will be satisfied by them;
I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations.
20 “But aI will remove far from you bthe northern army,
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back ctoward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done1 monstrous things.”
22 Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field;
For athe open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
For athe open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
And arejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the1 former rain faithfully,
And He bwill cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
And arejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has given you the1 former rain faithfully,
And He bwill cause the rain to come down for you—
The former rain,
And the latter rain in the first month.
25 “So I will restore to you the years athat the swarming locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall aeat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to bshame.
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to bshame.
27 Then you shall know that I am ain the midst of Israel:
bI am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
bI am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
God’s Spirit Poured Out
28 “Anda it shall come to pass afterward
That bI will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
cYour sons and your ddaughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
That bI will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
cYour sons and your ddaughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
Other entries containing Joel 2:18:
Leviticus 23:24
Joel 1:4
Joel 2:11
Joel 3:9
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