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Joel 2

Joel 2:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Be glad
giyl (Hebrew #1523)
a primitive root; properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
KJV usage: be glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.
Pronounce: gheel
Origin: or (by permutation) guwl {gool}
then, ye children
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Zion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
, and rejoice
samach (Hebrew #8055)
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
KJV usage: cheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, X very.
Pronounce: saw-makh'
Origin: a primitive root
i in the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
your God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
: for he hath given
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
you κthe former rain
mowreh (Hebrew #4175)
an archer; also teacher or teaching; also the early rain (see 3138)
KJV usage: (early) rain.
Pronounce: mo-reh'
Origin: from 3384
λmoderately
tsdaqah (Hebrew #6666)
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
KJV usage: justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Pronounce: tsed-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 6663
, and he will cause to come down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
for you the rain
geshem (Hebrew #1653)
a shower
KJV usage: rain, shower.
Pronounce: gheh'-shem
Origin: from 1652
, the former rain
mowreh (Hebrew #4175)
an archer; also teacher or teaching; also the early rain (see 3138)
KJV usage: (early) rain.
Pronounce: mo-reh'
Origin: from 3384
, and the latter rain
malqowsh (Hebrew #4456)
the spring rain (compare 3954); figuratively, eloquence
KJV usage: latter rain.
Pronounce: mal-koshe'
Origin: from 3953
in the first
ri'shown (Hebrew #7223)
from 7221; first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
KJV usage: ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
Pronounce: ree-shone'
Origin: or riishon {ree-shone'}
month.
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Isa. 41:16• 16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:16)
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Zech. 10:7• 7{i}And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; and their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be joyful in Jehovah.{/i} (Zech. 10:7)
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or, a teacher of righteousness.
λ
according to righteousness.

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God,
Months,
Rain,
Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

Cross References

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ye children.
Psa. 149:2• 2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker,{HR}Let Zion's sons rejoice in their King. (Psa. 149:2)
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Lam. 4:2• 2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold,{HR}How they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter. (Lam. 4:2)
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Zech. 9:13• 13when I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. (Zech. 9:13)
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Gal. 4:26‑27• 26But the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother,
 27for it is written, “Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break out and cry, thou that travailest not; for the children of the desolate are many more than of her that hath the husband.” (Gal. 4:26‑27)
rejoice.
Psa. 28:7• 7Jehovah [is] my strength and my shield,{HR}In him hath my heart trusted,{HR}And I have been helped;{HR}My heart also exulteth,{HR}And with my song do I praise him. (Psa. 28:7)
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Psa. 32:11• 11Be glad in Jehovah and rejoice, ye righteous;{HR}And shout for joy, all ye upright of heart. (Psa. 32:11)
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Psa. 33:1• 1Shout for joy, ye righteous, in Jehovah;{HR}Praise is comely for the upright. (Psa. 33:1)
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Psa. 95:1‑3• 1Come , let us sing aloud to Jehovah,{HR}Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
 2Let us come before his face with thanksgiving,{HR}Let us shout aloud to him with psalms.
 3For Jehovah [is] a great God ,{HR}And a great king above all gods. (Psa. 95:1‑3)
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Psa. 104:34• 34My meditation on him will be sweet;{HR}I will rejoice in Jehovah. (Psa. 104:34)
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Isa. 12:2‑6• 2Behold, God [is] my salvation:{HR}I will trust and not be afraid;{HR}For Jah Jehovah [is] my strength and song;{HR}And he is become my salvation.
 3And ye shall draw water with joy from the fountains of salvation.
 4And in that day ye shall say,{HR}Give ye thanks to Jehovah;{HR}Call upon his name;{HR}Declare his doings among the peoples;{HR}Make mention that his name is exalted.
 5Sing psalms of Jehovah,{HR}For he hath done splendid things;{HR}This is known in all the earth.
 6Cry out and shout, O inhabitress of Zion;{HR}For great in the midst of thee [is] the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 12:2‑6)
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Isa. 41:16• 16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in Jehovah, thou shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. (Isa. 41:16)
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Isa. 61:10• 10I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with the turban, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels. (Isa. 61:10)
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Hab. 3:17‑18• 17Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
 18Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, (Hab. 3:17‑18)
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Zeph. 3:14‑17• 14Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem:
 15Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil anymore.
 16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
 17Jehovah 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. (Zeph. 3:14‑17)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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Zech. 10:7• 7{i}And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their hearts shall rejoice as through wine; and their children shall see it, and rejoice; their heart shall be joyful in Jehovah.{/i} (Zech. 10:7)
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Luke 1:46‑47• 46{i}And Mary said,{/i} My soul doth magnify the Lord,
 47and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:46‑47)
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Phil. 3:1,3• 1For the rest, my brethren, rejoice in [the] Lord. To write these things to you [is] not irksome to me, but safe for you.
 3for we are the circumcision that worship God in Spirit and boast in Christ Jesus, and have no trust in flesh. (Phil. 3:1,3)
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Phil. 4:4• 4Rejoice in [the] Lord always: again I will say, rejoice. (Phil. 4:4)
the former, etc.
or, a teacher of righteousness.
Joel 2:28‑29• 28And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
 29and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. (Joel 2:28‑29)
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Deut. 32:2• 2{i}My doctrine shall drop as rain,{HR}My speech flow down as dew,{HR}As small rain upon the tender herb,{HR}And as showers on the grass.{HR}{/i} (Deut. 32:2)
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Job 33:23• 23If there be by him a messenger,{HR}An interpreter, one of a thousand,{HR}To declare to man his uprightness; (Job 33:23)
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Psa. 72:6‑7• 6He shall come down as rain on mown grass,{HR}As showers watering the earth .
 7In his days shall a righteous one flourish,{HR}And much peace till the moon [be] no more. (Psa. 72:6‑7)
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Isa. 30:21,23• 21And when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it.
 23And he will give the rain of thy seed, with which thou shalt sow the ground; and bread, the produce of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures; (Isa. 30:21,23)
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Eph. 4:8‑11• 8Wherefore he saith, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men.
 9Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower [parts] of the earth?
 10He that descended, he it is also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
 11And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (Eph. 4:8‑11)
moderately.
Heb. according to righteousness.
he will.
Lev. 26:4• 4then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit; (Lev. 26:4)
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Deut. 11:14• 14{i}that I will give rain to your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain; and thou shalt gather in thy corn, and thy new wine, and thine oil;{/i} (Deut. 11:14)
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Deut. 28:12• 12{i}Jehovah will open to thee his good treasure, the heavens, to give rain unto thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand; and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow.{/i} (Deut. 28:12)
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Prov. 16:15• 15In the light of the king's countenance [is] life,{HR}And his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain. (Prov. 16:15)
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Jer. 3:3• 3{i}And the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; but thou hast a harlot's forehead, thou refusest to be ashamed.{/i} (Jer. 3:3)
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Hos. 6:3• 3{i}And we shall know, — we shall follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is assured as the morning dawn; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain which watereth the earth.{/i} (Hos. 6:3)
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Zech. 10:1• 1{i}Ask of Jehovah rain in the time of the latter rain; Jehovah will make lightnings, and he will give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.{/i} (Zech. 10:1)
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James 5:7‑8• 7Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receive early and latter rain.
 8Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand. (James 5:7‑8)
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Amos 4:7• 7And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. (Amos 4:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measureb, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rainc, and the latter rain at the beginning of the seasond.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Or "richly." Lit. "in righteousness."
c
See Note f, Ps. 84.6.
d
Or "in the first [month]."

W. Kelly Translation

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Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.