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Joel 2:23

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23So rejoice, O asons of Zion,

And bbe glad in Yahweh your God,

For He has cgiven you 1the early rain in righteousness.

And He has poured down for you the rain,

The 2early and 3dlate rains 4as before.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Autumn; or possibly word play to mean the teacher for righteousness, cf. Is 30:20
  2. 2Autumn
  3. 3Spring
  4. 4As in ancient versions; Heb in the first

Cross references

  1. aPs 149:2
  2. bIs 12:2–6
  3. cDeut 11:14; Is 41:16; Jer 5:24; Hab 3:18; Zech 10:7
  4. dLev 26:4; Hos 6:3; Zech 10:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Be glad, O children of Zion,

and rejoice in the Lord your God,

for he has given the early rain for your vindication;

he has poured down for you abundant rain,

the early and the latter rain, as before.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Be glad, people of Zion,

rejoice in the Lord your God,

for he has given you the autumn rains

because he is faithful.

He sends you abundant showers,

both autumn and spring rains, as before.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad

in the Lord your God,

because he gives you the autumn rain,

for your vindication.

He sends showers for you,

both autumn and spring rain as before.

NLTNew Living Translation

Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!

Rejoice in the Lord your God!

For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.

Once more the autumn rains will come,

as well as the rains of spring.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Be glad, O children of Zion,

be glad and rejoice in Yahweh your God,

because he has given for you

the autumn rains for your righteousness,

and he has poured down for you rainwater,

the autumn and spring rains, as before.

KJV 1900King James Version

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God:

For he hath given you the former rain moderately,

And he will cause to come down for you the rain,

The former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.