Joel 2 · Verse 25

Joel 2:25

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.
Joel 2:25, King James Version

Joel 2:25 in other translations

BSBI will repay you for the years eaten by locusts— the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust— My great army that I sent against you.
WEBI will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.
ASVAnd I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.
YLTAnd I have recompensed to you the years That consume did the locust, the cankerworm, And the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, My great force that I did send against you.
DARBYAnd I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.
BBEI will give back to you the years which were food for the locust, the plant-worm, the field-fly, and the worm, my great army which I sent among you.
WebsterAnd I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.

What does Joel 2:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. locust ... cankerworm ... caterpiller ... palmer worm--the reverse order from Joe 1:4, where (see on Joe 1:4) God will restore not only what has been lost by the full-grown consuming locust, but also what has been lost by the less destructive licking locust, and swarming locust, and gnawing locust.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 I will restore - the years - It has already been remarked that the locusts not only destroyed the produce of that year, but so completely ate up all buds, and barked the trees, that they did not recover for some years. Here God promises that he would either prevent or remedy that evil; for he would restore the years that the locusts, cankerworm, caterpillar, and palmerworm had eaten.

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…

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Joel 2:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤יve.shi.lam.Tiand I will restoreH7999
לָכֶם֙la.Khemto you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.Nimthe yearsH8141
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhichH834
אָכַ֣ל'a.Khalit has eatenH398
הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔הha.'ar.Behthe locust[s]H697
הַיֶּ֖לֶקhai.Ye.lekthe locust[s]H3218
וְהֶחָסִ֣ילve.he.cha.Siland the locust[s]H2625
וְהַגָּזָ֑םve.ha.ga.Zamand the locust[s]H1501
חֵילִי֙chei.Liarmy myH2428
הַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiI sentH7971
בָּכֶֽם\׃ba.Khemamong you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joel 2:25

  • Zechariah 10:6

    And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

  • Joel 1:4-7

    That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white.

  • Joel 2:2-11

    A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. …

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2-11; 1:4-7; Zec 10:6

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Context

  • Joel 2:24

    And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.

  • Joel 2:25

    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.

  • Joel 2:26

    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.

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Joel 2:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y os restituiré los años que comió la oruga, la langosta, el pulgón, y el revoltón; mi grande ejército que envié contra vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je vous rendrai les années qu’a mangées la sauterelle, l’yélek, et la locuste, et la chenille, ma grande armée que j’ai envoyée au milieu de vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich werde euch die Jahre erstatten, welche die Heuschrecke, der Abfresser und der Vertilger und der Nager gefressen haben-mein großes Heer, das ich unter euch gesandt habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et reddam vobis annos, quos comedit locusta, bruchus, et rubigo, et eruca: fortitudo mea magna quam misi in vos.