Joel 2:18–32

The Lord Will Give Earthly Blessings to His People

¹⁸Then the Lord became concerned about his land, 

and he had pity on his people. 

¹⁹The Lord said to his people, 

“I am going to send grain, new wine, and olive oil to you. 

You will be satisfied with them. 

I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations. 

²⁰“I will keep the northern ⸤army⸥ far from you, 

and I will force it into a dry and barren land. 

The soldiers in front will be forced into the eastern sea. 

The soldiers in back will be forced into the western sea. 

A foul odor will rise from the dead bodies. 

They will stink.” 

He has done great things! 

²¹Land, do not be afraid. 

Be glad and rejoice. 

The Lord has done great things! 

²²Wild animals, do not be afraid. 

The pastures in the wilderness have turned green. 

The trees have produced their fruit. 

There are plenty of figs and grapes. 

²³People of Zion, be glad and find joy in the Lord your God. 

The Lord has given you the Teacher of Righteousness.^b

He has sent the autumn rain and the spring rain as before. 

²⁴The threshing floors^cwill be filled with grain. 

The vats will overflow with new wine and olive oil. 

²⁵“Then I will repay you for the years 

that the mature locusts, the adult locusts, 

the grasshoppers, and the young locusts ate your crops. 

(They are the large army that I sent against you.) 

²⁶You will have plenty to eat, and you will be full. 

You will praise the name of the Lord your God, 

who has performed miracles for you. 

My people will never be ashamed again. 

²⁷You will know that I am in Israel. 

I am the Lord your God, and there is no other. 

My people will never be ashamed again.^d

The Lord Will Pour His Spirit on All People

²⁸“After this, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. 

Your sons and daughters will prophesy. 

Your old men will dream dreams. 

Your young men will see visions. 

²⁹In those days I will pour my Spirit on servants, 

on both men and women. 

³⁰I will work miracles in the sky and on the earth: 

blood, fire, and clouds of smoke. 

³¹The sun will become dark, 

and the moon will become as red as blood 

before the terrifying day of the Lord comes.” 

³²Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. 

Those who escape will be on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. 

Among the survivors will be those whom the Lord calls, 

as the Lord has promised.