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.
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
“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.
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.”
For athe open pastures are springing up,
And the tree bears its fruit;
The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
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.
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to bshame.
bI am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.
God’s Spirit Poured Out
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.
| << Joel 2:17 | Joel 2:19 >> |
American Standard Version
Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
Amplified® Bible
Then was the Lord jealous for His land and had pity on His people.
Contemporary English Version
The LORD was deeply concerned about his land and had pity on his people.
Darby English Version
Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people.
Good News Bible
Then the LORD showed concern for his land; he had mercy on his people.
King James Version
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD will be zealous for His land And will have pity on His people.
New International Version
Then the LORD will be jealous for his land
and take pity on his people.
New King James Version
Then the LORD will be zealous for His land,
And pity His people.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the LORD will show zeal for His land And will have pity on His people.
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD became jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
Young's Literal Translation
And let Jehovah be zealous for His land, And have pity on His people.
New English Translation
Then the Lord became1 zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people.
| << Joel 2:17 | Joel 2:19 >> |
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