Focused Passage

Joel 2:18-20

The Alarm of the Day of the LORD and the Promise of Restoration

The chapter moves from dread to return, from intercession to restoration, and from restored land to Spirit-filled people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.

19 And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.

20 The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.

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References and Original Words

Verse 18

Cross-references

Zechariah 8:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 103:13 Classic cross-references Zechariah 1:14 Classic cross-references James 5:11 Classic cross-references Lamentations 3:22 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֖ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular became jealous וַיְקַנֵּ֥א H7065 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular for His land לְאַרְצ֑וֹ H776 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and He spared וַיַּחְמֹ֖ל H2550 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition His people עַמּֽוֹ׃ H5971 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Ezekiel 34:29 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 36:15 Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:8 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:12 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

And the LORD יְהוָ֜ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וַיֹּ֣אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular answered וַיַּ֨עַן H6030 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular His people לְעַמּ֗וֹ H5971 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Behold הִנְנִ֨י H2005 Interjection | first person common singular I will send שֹׁלֵ֤חַ H7971 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular you לָכֶם֙ Preposition | second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker grain הַדָּגָן֙ H1715 Article | Noun - masculine singular new wine וְהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ H8492 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular and oil וְהַיִּצְהָ֔ר H3323 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular and by them אֹת֑וֹ H854 Preposition | third person masculine singular you will be satisfied וּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֖ם H7646 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural I will never again וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . ע֛וֹד H5750 Adverb make you אֶתֵּ֨ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶתְכֶ֥ם H853 Direct object marker | second person masculine plural a reproach חֶרְפָּ֖ה H2781 Noun - feminine singular among the nations בַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ H1471 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 20

Cross-references

Zechariah 14:8 Classic cross-references Joel 2:21 Classic cross-references Isaiah 34:3 Classic cross-references Malachi 3:11 Classic cross-references Amos 4:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

- וְֽאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker The northern [army] הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י H6830 Article | Adjective - masculine singular I will drive away אַרְחִ֣יק H7368 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular from you מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם H5921 Preposition-m | second person masculine plural banishing it וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ H5080 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition a barren צִיָּ֣ה H6723 Adjective - feminine singular and desolate וּשְׁמָמָה֒ H8077 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Preposition land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct its front פָּנָ֗יו H6440 Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular ranks אֶל־ H413 Preposition into the Eastern הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י H6931 Article | Adjective - masculine singular Sea הַיָּם֙ H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular and its rear guard וְסֹפ֖וֹ H5490 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular into אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Western הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן H314 Article | Adjective - masculine singular Sea הַיָּ֣ם H3220 Article | Noun - masculine singular And its stench בָאְשׁ֗וֹ H889 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular will rise וְעָלָ֣ה H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular its foul odor צַחֲנָת֔וֹ H6709 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular will ascend וְתַ֙עַל֙ H5927 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular For כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction He has done לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct great things הִגְדִּ֖יל H1431 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

That is, the Dead Sea
That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea

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