Joel 2:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ And you children of Tsiyon, be glad and rejoice in יהוה  your Elohim, for He shall give you the Teacher of Righteousness, and cause the rain to come down for you, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord, your God; for He gives you the former or early rain in just measure and in righteousness, and He causes to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, as before.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

Common English Bible

²³ Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the LORD your God, because he will give you the early rain as a sign of righteousness; he will pour down abundant rain for you, the early and the late rain, as before.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ And you, sons of Zion, exult and rejoice in the Lord your God. For he has given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the late rains descend to you, just as it was in the beginning.

Joel 2:23 Cross References

1 Kings 8:36

then hear in the heavens, and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Yisra’ĕ

Job 33:23

If there is a messenger for him, a mediator, one among a thousand, to show man His straightness,

Job 37:13

He causes it to come, whether as a rod, or for His land, or for kindness.

Psalm 104:34

My meditation on Him is sweet; I rejoice in יהוה.

Psalm 147:8

Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to sprout on the mountains,

Psalm 149:2

Let Yisra’ĕ

Psalm 28:7

יהוה  is my strength, and my shield; My heart has trusted in Him, and I have been helped; Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I thank Him.

Psalm 32:11

Be glad in יהוה  and exult, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Psalm 84:6

Passing through the valley of weeping, They make it a fountain; The Teacher also covers it with blessings.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of a sovereign’s face is life, And his delight is like a cloud of the latter rain.

Isaiah 30:21

and your ears hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the Way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right, or whenever you turn to the left.

Isaiah 30:23

And He shall give the rain for your seed with which you sow the ground, and bread of the increase of the earth. And it shall be fat and rich, your cattle grazing in an enlarged pasture in that day,

Isaiah 41:16

“You winnow them, the wind lifts them up, and the whirlwind scatters them; but you, you rejoice in יהוה, and boast in the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 61:10

I greatly rejoice in יהוה, my being exults in my Elohim. For He has put garments of deliverance on me, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Jeremiah 3:3

“Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain. You have had a whore’s forehead, you refuse to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 5:24

‘And they do not say in their heart, “Let us now fear יהוה  our Elohim, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He guards for us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”

Lamentations 4:2

The precious sons of Tsiyon Who were weighed against fine gold, How they have been reckoned as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter!

Ezekiel 34:26

“And I shall make them and the places all around My hill a blessing, and shall cause showers to come down in their season – showers of blessing they are.

Hosea 6:3

‘So let us know, let us pursue to know יהוה. His going forth is as certain as the morning. And He comes to us like the rain, like the latter rain watering the earth.’

Leviticus 26:4

then I shall give you rain in its season, and the land shall yield its crops, and the trees of the field yield their fruit.

Amos 4:7

“And I also withheld rain from you, three months before the harvest. Then I would send rain on one city, and on another city I would not send rain. One part was rained upon, and where it did not rain the part would dry up.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask יהוה  for rain in the time of the latter rain, יהוה  who makes storm clouds. And He gives them showers of rain, the plants in the field to everyone.

Zechariah 10:7

“And Ephrayim shall be as a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. And their children shall see and rejoice, their heart exulting in יהוה.

Zechariah 9:13

“For I shall bend Yehuḏ

Zechariah 9:9

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Tsiyon! Shout, O daughter of Yerushalayim! See, your Sovereign is coming to you, He is righteous and endowed with deliverance, humble and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Acts 14:17

though, indeed, He did not leave Himself without witness, doing good – giving us rain from heaven and fruit-bearing seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”

Deuteronomy 11:14

then I shall give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, and you shall gather in your grain, and your new wine, and your oil.

Deuteronomy 28:12

“יהוה  opens to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. And you shall lend to many nations, but you do not borrow.

Deuteronomy 32:2

“Let my instruction fall as rain, My speech drop down as dew, As fine rain on the tender plants, And as showers on the grass.

Philippians 3:1

For the rest, my brothers, rejoice in יהוה. To write the same matters to you is truly no trouble to me, and for you it is safe.

Philippians 3:3

For we are the circumcision, who are serving Elohim in the Spirit, and boasting in Messiah יהושע, and do not trust in the flesh,

Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in יהוה  always, again I say, rejoice!