Joel 2:21
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
Joel 2:21 in other translations
| BSB | Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things. |
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| WEB | Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things. |
| ASV | Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things. |
| YLT | Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work. |
| DARBY | — Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for Jehovah doeth great things. |
| BBE | Have no fear, O land; be glad with great joy; for the Lord has done great things. |
| Webster | Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. |
What does Joel 2:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joel 2:21-23
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joel 2:15-27
The priests and rulers are to appoint a solemn fast. The sinner's supplication is, Spare us, good Lord. God is ready to succour his people; and he waits to be gracious. They prayed that God would spare them, and he answered them. His promises are real answers to the prayers of faith; with him saying and doing are not two things. Some understand these promises figuratively, as pointing to gospel grace, and as…
Joel 2:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joel 2:21
- Zephaniah 3:16-17
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- Isaiah 54:4
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
- Psalms 126:1-3
A Song of degrees. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
- Isaiah 41:10
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
- 1 Samuel 12:16
Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes.
- Jeremiah 33:3
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
- Jeremiah 30:9-10
But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
- 1 Samuel 12:24
Only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
- Isaiah 35:1
The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
- Psalms 65:12-13
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
- Deuteronomy 4:32
For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
- Zechariah 8:15
So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
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Context
- Joel 2:20
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.
- Joel 2:21
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
- Joel 2:22
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.
Joel 2:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tierra, no temas; alégrate y gózate: porque Jehová ha de hacer grandes cosas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ne crains pas, terre; égaie-toi et réjouis-toi; car l’ Éternel fait de grandes choses. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Fürchte dich nicht, Erde; frohlocke und freue dich! denn Jehova tut Großes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Noli timere, terra: exsulta, et lætare, quoniam magnificavit Dominus ut faceret. |