Joel 2:12–27

¹²Therefore also now, saith the Lord,

^eTurn ye even to me with all your heart,

And ^fwith fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

¹³And ^grend your heart, and not ^hyour garments,

And ^eturn unto the Lord your God:

For ^ijhe is gracious and ^ijmerciful,

^ijSlow to anger, and ^ijkof great kindness,

And ⁱrepenteth him of the evil.

^14lWho knoweth if he will return and repent,

And leave ^ma blessing behind him;

Even ⁿa meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?

^15oBlow the trumpet in Zion,

^pSanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

¹⁶Gather the people, ^qsanctify the congregation, assemble the elders,

^rGather the children, and those that suck the breasts:

^sLet the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her ^tcloset.

¹⁷Let ^uthe priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep ^vbetween ^wthe porch and ^xthe altar,

And let them say, ^ySpare thy people, O Lord,

And give not thine heritage to reproach,

That the heathen should ^||rule over them:

^zWherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

¹⁸Then will the Lord ^abe jealous for his land,

And ^bpity his people.

¹⁹Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people,

Behold, I will send you ^cdcorn, and ^cwine, and ^coil,

And ye shall be satisfied therewith:

And I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:

²⁰But ^ddI will remove far off from you ^ethe northern army,

And will drive him into a land barren and desolate,

With his face toward ^fthe east sea,

And his hinder part toward ^gthe utmost sea,

And ^hhis stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up,

Because ^†he hath done great things.

²¹Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice:

For the Lord ^†will do great things.

²²ⁱBe not afraid, ye beasts of the field:

For ^kthe pastures of the wilderness do spring,

For ^lthe tree beareth her fruit,

^lThe fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

^23mBe glad then, ye children of Zion, and ^mrejoice in the Lord your God:

For he hath given you ^||othe former rain ^†moderately,

And ^phe will cause to come down for you the rain,

^oThe former rain, and ^qthe latter rain in the first month.

²⁴And the floors shall be full of ^cwheat,

And ^rthe fats shall overflow with ^cwine and ^coil.

²⁵And I will restore to you the years that ^sthe locust hath eaten,

^sThe cankerworm, and ^sthe caterpiller, and ^sthe palmerworm,

^tMy great army which I sent among you.

²⁶And ^cuye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied,

And praise the name of the Lord your God,

That hath dealt wondrously with you:

And ^vmy people shall never be ashamed.

^27wAnd ye shall know that I am ^xin the midst of Israel,

And that ^yI am the Lord your God, and none else:

And ^vmy people shall never be ashamed.