Joel 2:21–25

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^2:21Do not fear, my land!

Rejoice and be glad,

because the Lord has accomplished great things!

^2:22Do not fear, wild animals!⁶⁴

For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass.

Indeed, the trees bear their fruit;

the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.⁶⁵

^2:23Citizens of Zion,⁶⁶ rejoice!

Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done!⁶⁷

For he has given to you the early rains⁶⁸ as vindication.

He has sent⁶⁹ to you the rains—

both the early and the late rains⁷⁰ as formerly.

^2:24The threshing floors are full of grain;

the vats overflow with fresh wine and olive oil.

^2:25I will make up for the years⁷¹

that the ‘arbeh-locust⁷² consumed your crops⁷³—

the yeleq-locust, the hasil-locust, and the gazam-locust—

my great army⁷⁴ that I sent against you.

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Footnotes

64 Heb “beasts of the field.”
65 Heb “their strength.” The trees and vines will produce a maximum harvest, in contrast to the failed agricultural conditions previously described.
66 Heb “sons of Zion.”
67 Heb “be glad in the Lord your God.”
68 Normally the Hebrew word הַמּוֹרֶה (hammoreh) means “the teacher,” but here and in Ps 84:7 it refers to “early rains.” Elsewhere the word for “early rains” is יוֹרֶה (yoreh). The phrase here הַמּוֹרֶה לִצְדָקָה (hammoreh litsdaqah) is similar to the expression “teacher of righteousness” (Heb., מוֹרֶה הַצֶּדֶק, moreh hatsedeq) found in the Dead Sea Scrolls referring to a particular charismatic leader, although the Qumran community seems not to have invoked this text in support of that notion.
69 Heb “caused to come down.”
70 For half the year Palestine is generally dry. The rainy season begins with the early rains usually in late October to early December, followed by the latter rains in March and April. Without these rains productive farming would not be possible, as Joel’s original readers knew only too well.
71 Heb “I will restore to you the years.” The plural years suggests that the plague to which Joel refers was not limited to a single season. Apparently the locusts were a major problem over several successive years. One season of drought and locust invasion would have been bad enough. Several such years would have been devastating.
72 The same four terms for locust are used here as in 1:4, but in a different order. This fact creates some difficulty for the notion that the four words refer to four distinct stages of locust development.
73 The term “your crops” does not appear in the Hebrew, but has been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
74 Here Joel employs military language to describe the locusts. In the prophet’s thinking this invasion was far from being a freak accident. Rather, the Lord is pictured here as a divine warrior who leads his army into the land as a punishment for past sin and as a means of bringing about spiritual renewal on the part of the people.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Fear not, O land;

be glad and rejoice,

for the Lord has done great things!

Fear not, you beasts of the field,

for the pastures of the wilderness are green;

the tree bears its fruit;

the fig tree and vine give their full yield.

“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.

“The threshing floors shall be full of grain;

the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.

I will restore to you the years

that the swarming locust has eaten,

the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,

my great army, which I sent among you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not be afraid, land of Judah;

be glad and rejoice.

Surely the Lord has done great things!

Do not be afraid, you wild animals,

for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.

The trees are bearing their fruit;

the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.

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.

The threshing floors will be filled with grain;

the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—

the great locust and the young locust,

the other locusts and the locust swarm—

my great army that I sent among you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Don’t be afraid, land;

rejoice and be glad,

for the Lord has done astonishing things.

Don’t be afraid, wild animals,

for the wilderness pastures have turned green,

the trees bear their fruit,

and the fig tree and grapevine yield their riches.

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.

The threshing floors will be full of grain,

and the vats will overflow

with new wine and fresh oil.

I will repay you for the years

that the swarming locust ate,

the young locust, the destroying locust,

and the devouring locust—

my great army that I sent against you.

NLTNew Living Translation

Don’t be afraid, O land.

Be glad now and rejoice,

for the Lord has done great things.

Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field,

for the wilderness pastures will soon be green.

The trees will again be filled with fruit;

fig trees and grapevines will be loaded down once more.

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.

The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,

and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.

The Lord says, “I will give you back what you lost

to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts,

the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts.

It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Do not fear, O land,

rejoice and be glad,

because Yahweh has done great things.

Do not fear, wild animals of the field,

because the pastures of the desert have put forth new green shoots,

because the tree has produced its fruit,

the fig tree and the vine

have yielded their produce.

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.

The threshing floors will be full with grain,

and the vats will overflow

with new wine and olive oil.

I will repay you the years

that the locust has eaten,

the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter,

my mighty troops that I sent against you.

KJV 1900King James Version

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice:

For the Lord will do great things.

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field:

For the pastures of the wilderness do spring,

For the tree beareth her fruit,

The fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

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.

And the floors shall be full of wheat,

And the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

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

The cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm,

My great army which I sent among you.

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