JOEL 2:18-27
THE LORD’S ANSWER:
[18] Then the Lord was jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
[19] The Lord replied to them: “I am sending you grain, new wine and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you an object of scorn to the nations.
[20] “I will drive the northern horde far from you, pushing it into a parched and barren land; its eastern ranks will drown in the Dead Sea and its western ranks in the Mediterranean Sea. And its stench will go up; its smell will rise.” Surely he has done great things!
[21] Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things!
[22] Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.
[23] BE GLAD , PEOPLE OF ZION , REJOICE IN THE LORD YOUR GOD , for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
[24] The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
[25] “I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten- the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm- my great army that I sent among you.
[26] You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the Lord your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed.
[27] THEN YOUR WILL KNOW THAT I AM IN ISRAEL , THAT I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD , AND THAT THERE IS NO OTHER ; NEVER AGAIN WILL MY PEOPLE BE SHAMED .
25 авг 2024
