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Joel 2:12-27
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Joel 2:12-27
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12 Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?
15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
17 Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
22 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.
23 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.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 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.
26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
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Joel 2:12-27
New International Version
Joel 2:12-27
New International Version
Rend Your Heart
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return(A) to me with all your heart,(B)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart(C)
and not your garments.(D)
Return(E) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(F)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(G)
and he relents from sending calamity.(H)
14 Who knows? He may turn(I) and relent(J)
and leave behind a blessing(K)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(L)
for the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet(M) in Zion,(N)
declare a holy fast,(O)
call a sacred assembly.(P)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(Q) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(R)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(S) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(T) before the Lord,
weep(U) between the portico and the altar.(V)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(W)
a byword(X) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(Y)’”
The Lord’s Answer
19 The Lord replied[a] to them:
“I am sending you grain, new wine(AB) and olive oil,(AC)
enough to satisfy you fully;(AD)
never again will I make you
an object of scorn(AE) to the nations.
20 “I will drive the northern horde(AF) far from you,
pushing it into a parched and barren land;
its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea
and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea.
And its stench(AG) will go up;
its smell will rise.”
Surely he has done great things!
21 Do not be afraid,(AH) land of Judah;
be glad and rejoice.(AI)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(AJ)
22 Do not be afraid, you wild animals,
for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green.(AK)
The trees are bearing their fruit;
the fig tree(AL) and the vine(AM) yield their riches.(AN)
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(AO) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(AP)
He sends you abundant showers,(AQ)
both autumn(AR) and spring rains,(AS) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(AT) with new wine(AU) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(AV) have eaten(AW)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[b]—
my great army(AX) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(AY)
and you will praise(AZ) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(BA) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(BB)
27 Then you will know(BC) that I am in Israel,
that I am the Lord(BD) your God,
and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(BE)
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