Joel 2:18–32

God’s Response to His People

¹⁸Then the Lord became jealous for His land ^land spared His people. ^m19The Lord answered His people:

Look, I am about to send you

grain, new wine, and olive oil. ⁿ

You will be satiated with them,

and I will no longer make you

a disgrace among the nations. ^o

²⁰I will drive the northerner far from you ^p

and banish him to a dry and desolate land,

his front ranks into the Dead Sea, ^q

and his rear guard into the Mediterranean Sea. ^r

His stench will rise;

yes, his rotten smell will rise, ^s

for he has done catastrophic things.

²¹Don’t be afraid, land; ^t

rejoice and be glad,

for the Lord has done great things. ^u

²²Don’t be afraid, wild animals,

for the wilderness pastures have turned green, ^v

the trees bear their fruit,

and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.

²³Children of Zion, ^wrejoice and be glad

in the Lord your God, ^x

because He gives you the autumn rain

for your vindication. ^yz

He sends showers for you,

both autumn and spring rain ^aas before.

²⁴The threshing floors will be full of grain, ^b

and the vats will overflow

with new wine and olive oil.

²⁵I will repay you for the years

that the swarming locust ate, ^c

the young locust, the destroying locust,

and the devouring locust—

My great army that I sent against you.

²⁶You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied. ^d

You will praise the name of Yahweh your God, ^e

who has dealt wondrously with you. ^f

My people will never again be put to shame. ^g

²⁷You will know that I am present in Israel ^h

and that I am Yahweh your God,

and there is no other. ⁱ

My people will never again be put to shame. ^j

God’s Promise of His Spirit

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I will pour out My Spirit ^mon all humanity; ⁿ

then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

your old men will have dreams,

and your young men will see visions.

²⁹I will even pour out My Spirit

on the male and female slaves in those days. ^o

³⁰I will display wonders

in the heavens and on the earth: ^p

blood, fire, and columns of smoke.

³¹The sun will be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood ^q

before the great and awe-inspiring Day of the Lord comes. ^r

³²Then everyone who calls

on the name of Yahweh will be saved, ^s

for there will be an escape

for those on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,

as the Lord promised, ^t

among the survivors the Lord calls.