Joel 2:23

Good News Translation (US Version)

“Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice at what the Lord your God has done for you. He has given you the right amount of autumn rain; he has poured down the winter rain for you and the spring rain as before.

Cross References

Philippians 4:4

May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord. I say it again: rejoice!

Leviticus 26:4

I will send you rain at the right time, so that the land will produce crops and the trees will bear fruit.

Hosea 6:3

Let us try to know the Lord. He will come to us as surely as the day dawns, as surely as the spring rains fall upon the earth.”

Deuteronomy 11:14

If you do, he will send rain on your land when it is needed, in the autumn and in the spring, so that there will be grain, wine, and olive oil for you,

Isaiah 41:16

You will toss them in the air; the wind will carry them off, and they will be scattered by the storm. Then you will be happy because I am your God; you will praise me, the holy God of Israel.

Psalm 149:2

Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator; rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!

Philippians 3:1

In conclusion, my friends, be joyful in your union with the Lord. I don't mind repeating what I have written before, and you will be safer if I do so.

Zechariah 10:1

Ask the Lord for rain in the spring of the year. It is the Lord who sends rain clouds and showers, making the fields green for everyone.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord protects and defends me; I trust in him. He gives me help and makes me glad; I praise him with joyful songs.

Isaiah 30:23

Whenever you plant your crops, the Lord will send rain to make them grow and will give you a rich harvest, and your livestock will have plenty of pasture.

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teaching will fall like drops of rain and form on the earth like dew. My words will fall like showers on young plants, like gentle rain on tender grass.

Deuteronomy 28:12

He will send rain in season from his rich storehouse in the sky and bless all your work, so that you will lend to many nations, but you will not have to borrow from any.

Philippians 3:3

It is we, not they, who have received the true circumcision, for we worship God by means of his Spirit and rejoice in our life in union with Christ Jesus. We do not put any trust in external ceremonies.

Zechariah 10:7

The people of Israel will be strong like soldiers, happy like those who have been drinking wine. Their descendants will remember this victory and be glad because of what the Lord has done.

Jeremiah 5:24

You never thought to honor me, even though I send the autumn rains and the spring rains and give you the harvest season each year.

Psalm 104:34

May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.

Jeremiah 3:3

That is why the rains were held back, and the spring showers did not come. You even look like a prostitute; you have no shame.

Isaiah 61:10

Jerusalem rejoices because of what the Lord has done. She is like a bride dressed for her wedding. God has clothed her with salvation and victory.

Isaiah 30:21

If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, “Here is the road. Follow it.”

Proverbs 16:15

The king's favor is like the clouds that bring rain in the springtime—life is there.

Psalm 32:11

You that are righteous, be glad and rejoice because of what the Lord has done. You that obey him, shout for joy!

Job 33:23

Perhaps an angel may come to their aid— one of God's thousands of angels, who remind us of our duty.

Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey— on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Amos 4:7

I kept it from raining when your crops needed it most. I sent rain on one city, but not on another. Rain fell on one field, but another field dried up.

Lamentations 4:2

Zion's young people were as precious to us as gold, but now they are treated like common clay pots.

Zechariah 9:13

I will use Judah like a soldier's bow and Israel like the arrows. I will use the men of Zion like a sword, to fight the men of Greece.”

Acts 14:17

But he has always given evidence of his existence by the good things he does: he gives you rain from heaven and crops at the right times; he gives you food and fills your hearts with happiness.”

Psalm 84:6

As they pass through the dry valley of Baca, it becomes a place of springs; the autumn rain fills it with pools.

1 Kings 8:36

listen to them in heaven. Forgive the sins of the king and of the people of Israel, and teach them to do what is right. Then, O Lord, send rain on this land of yours, which you gave to your people as a permanent possession.

Job 37:13

God sends rain to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his favor.

Psalm 147:8

He spreads clouds over the sky; he provides rain for the earth and makes grass grow on the hills.

Ezekiel 34:26

“I will bless them and let them live around my sacred hill. There I will bless them with showers of rain when they need it.