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.
31 aThe sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
bBefore the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
And the moon into blood,
bBefore the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass
That awhoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be1 saved.
For bin Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be1 deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among cthe remnant whom the Lord calls.
That awhoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be1 saved.
For bin Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be1 deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among cthe remnant whom the Lord calls.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Matthew Henry for Joel 2:23.
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