18 Then will the Lord be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

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The Lord’s Answer

18 Then the Lord was jealous(A) for his land
    and took pity(B) on his people.

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The Land Refreshed(A)

18 Then the Lord will (B)be zealous for His land,
And pity His people.

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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.

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20 “I will drive the northern horde(A) 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(B) will go up;
    its smell will rise.”

Surely he has done great things!

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20 “But (A)I will remove far from you (B)the northern army,
And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land,
With his face toward the eastern sea
And his back (C)toward the western sea;
His stench will come up,
And his foul odor will rise,
Because he has done [a]monstrous things.”

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:20 Lit. great

21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.

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21     Do not be afraid,(A) land of Judah;
    be glad and rejoice.(B)
Surely the Lord has done great things!(C)

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21 Fear not, O land;
Be glad and rejoice,
For the Lord has done [a]marvelous things!

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:21 Lit. great