25 “So I will restore to you the years (A)that the swarming [a]locust has eaten,
The crawling locust,
The consuming locust,
And the chewing locust,
My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall (B)eat in plenty and be satisfied,
And praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has dealt wondrously with you;
And My people shall never be put to (C)shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am (D)in the midst of Israel:
(E)I am the Lord your God
And there is no other.
My people shall never be put to shame.

God’s Spirit Poured Out

28 “And(F) it shall come to pass afterward
That (G)I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
(H)Your sons and your (I)daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My (J)menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

30 “And (K)I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 (L)The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
(M)Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass
That (N)whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be [b]saved.
For (O)in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be [c]deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among (P)the remnant whom the Lord calls.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:25 Exact identity of these locusts unknown
  2. Joel 2:32 Or delivered
  3. Joel 2:32 Or salvation

25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(A) have eaten(B)
    the great locust and the young locust,
    the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]
my great army(C) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(D)
    and you will praise(E) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders(F) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(G)
27 Then you will know(H) that I am in Israel,
    that I am the Lord(I) your God,
    and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(J)

The Day of the Lord

28 “And afterward,
    I will pour out my Spirit(K) on all people.(L)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(M)
    your old men will dream dreams,(N)
    your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(O) both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(P)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(Q)
    and on the earth,(R)
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(S)
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(T)
32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(U) will be saved;(V)
for on Mount Zion(W) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,(X)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(Y)
    whom the Lord calls.[b](Z)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.
  2. Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

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.

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.

32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.

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