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Joel 2:23-32
Contemporary English Version
Joel 2:23-32
Contemporary English Version
23 People of Zion,[a]
celebrate in honor
of the Lord your God!
He is generous and has sent
the autumn and spring rains
in the proper seasons.[b]
24 Grain will cover
your threshing places;
jars will overflow
with wine and olive oil.
The Lord Will Rescue His People
25 I, the Lord your God,
will make up for the losses
caused by those swarms
and swarms of locusts[c]
I sent to attack you.
26 My people, you will eat
until you are satisfied.
Then you will praise me
for the wonderful things
I have done.
Never again will you
be put to shame.
27 Israel, you will know
that I stand at your side.
I am the Lord your God—
there are no other gods.
Never again will you
be put to shame.
The Lord Will Work Wonders
The Lord said:
28 (A) Later, I will give my Spirit
to everyone.
Your sons and daughters
will prophesy.
Your old men
will have dreams,
and your young men
will see visions.
29 In those days I will even give
my Spirit to my servants,
both men and women.
30 I will work wonders
in the sky above
and on the earth below.
There will be blood and fire
and clouds of smoke.
31 (B) The sun will turn dark,
and the moon
will be as red as blood
before that great
and terrible day
when I appear.
32 (C) Then I, the Lord will save everyone who faithfully worships me. I have promised there will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and among them will be my chosen ones.
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Joel 2:23-32
New International Version
Joel 2:23-32
New International Version
23 Be glad, people of Zion,
rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
because he is faithful.(B)
He sends you abundant showers,(C)
both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
the vats will overflow(F) with new wine(G) and oil.
25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(H) have eaten(I)—
the great locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]—
my great army(J) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(K)
and you will praise(L) the name of the Lord your God,
who has worked wonders(M) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(N)
27 Then you will know(O) that I am in Israel,
that I am the Lord(P) your God,
and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(Q)
The Day of the Lord
28 “And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit(R) on all people.(S)
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,(T)
your old men will dream dreams,(U)
your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants,(V) both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.(W)
30 I will show wonders in the heavens(X)
and on the earth,(Y)
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness(Z)
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.(AA)
32 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(AB) will be saved;(AC)
for on Mount Zion(AD) and in Jerusalem
there will be deliverance,(AE)
as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(AF)
whom the Lord calls.[b](AG)
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