Joel 2:18-29 (NRSV)
Then
the LORD became jealous for his land, Then afterward
and had pity on his people.
In response to his people the LORD said:
I am sending you
grain,
wine, and oil,
and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make
you
a mockery among the nations.
I will remove the northern army
far from you,
and drive it into a parched and desolate land,
its
front into the eastern sea,
and its rear into the western sea;
its
stench and foul smell will rise up.
Surely he has done great things!
Do not fear, O soil;
be glad and rejoice,
for the LORD has done great
things!
Do not fear, you animals of the field,
for the pastures of
the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit,
the fig tree
and vine give their full yield.
O children of Zion, be glad
and rejoice
in the LORD your God;
for he has given the early rain for your vindication,
he has poured down for you abundant rain,
the early and the later rain,
as before.
The threshing floors shall be full of grain,
the vats
shall overflow with wine and oil.
I will repay you for the years
that the swarming locust has eaten,
the hopper, the destroyer, and the
cutter,
my great army, which I sent against you.
You shall eat in
plenty and be satisfied,
and praise the name of the LORD your God,
who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people shall never again be
put to shame.
You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel,
and
that I, the LORD, am your God and there is no other.
And my people shall
never again be put to shame.
I will pour out my
spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Even on the male and female slaves,
in those days, I will pour out my
spirit.
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