Joel 2:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

So be happy, people of Zion. Be joyful in the Lord your God. He is good and will give you rain. He will send the early rains and the late rains as before.

Cross References

Philippians 4:4

Always be filled with joy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be filled with joy.

Leviticus 26:4

If you do these things, I will give you rains at the time they should come. The land will grow crops and the trees of the field will grow their fruit.

Hosea 6:3

Let’s learn about the Lord. Let’s try very hard to know him. We know he is coming, just as we know the dawn is coming. He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain that waters the ground.”

Deuteronomy 11:14

I will send rain for your land at the right time. I will send the autumn rain and the spring rain. Then you can gather your grain, your new wine, and your oil.

Isaiah 41:16

You will throw them into the air, and the wind will blow them away and scatter them. Then you will be happy in the Lord. You will be proud of the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 149:2

Let Israel be happy with their Maker. Let the people of Zion rejoice with their King.

Philippians 3:1

And now, my brothers and sisters, be filled with joy in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again. I want to be sure that you are prepared.

Zechariah 10:1

Pray to the Lord for rain in the springtime. The Lord will send the lightning and the rain will fall, and he will make the plants grow in each person’s field.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and shield. I trusted him with all my heart. He helped me, so I am happy. I sing songs of praise to him.

Isaiah 30:23

At that time the Lord will send you rain. You will plant seeds, and the ground will grow food for you. You will have a very large harvest. You will have plenty of food in the fields for your animals. There will be large fields for your sheep.

Deuteronomy 32:2

My teachings will come like the rain, like a mist falling to the ground, like a gentle rain on the soft grass, like rain on the green plants.

Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord will open his storehouse where he keeps his rich blessings. He will send rain at the right time for your land. He will bless everything you do. You will have money to lend to many nations. And you will not need to borrow anything from them.

Philippians 3:3

But we are the ones who have the true circumcision—we who worship God through his Spirit. We don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do. We take pride only in Christ Jesus.

Zechariah 10:7

The people of Ephraim will be as happy as soldiers who have too much to drink. Their children will be rejoicing and they, too, will be happy. They will all have a happy time together with the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:24

The people of Judah never say to themselves, ‘Let’s fear and respect the Lord our God. He gives us autumn and spring rains at just the right time. He makes sure that we have the harvest at just the right time.’

Psalm 104:34

May my words be pleasing to him. The Lord is the one who makes me happy.

Jeremiah 3:3

You sinned, so the rain has not come. There has not been any springtime rains. But still you refuse to be ashamed. The look on your face is like that of a prostitute who refuses to be ashamed.

Isaiah 61:10

The Lord makes me very happy. I am completely happy with my God. He dressed me in the clothes of salvation. He put the victory coat on me. I look like a man dressed for his wedding, like a bride covered with jewels.

Isaiah 30:21

If you wander from the right path, either to the right or to the left, you will hear a voice behind you saying, “You should go this way. Here is the right way.”

Proverbs 16:15

When the king is happy, life is better for everyone. When he is pleased, it is like a refreshing spring rain.

Psalm 32:11

Good people, rejoice and be very happy in the Lord. All you who want to do right, rejoice!

Job 33:23

But maybe one of God’s thousands of angels is watching over them, to speak for them and tell about the good things they have done.

Zechariah 9:9

People of Zion, rejoice! People of Jerusalem, shout with joy! Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king who won the victory, but he is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal.

Amos 4:7

“I also stopped the rain, and it was three months before harvest time. So no crops grew. Then I let it rain on one city, but not on another city. Rain fell on one part of the country, but on the other part of the country, the land became very dry.

Lamentations 4:2

The precious people of Zion were once worth more than gold. But now they are treated like something worthless, like the cheap clay jars a potter makes.

Zechariah 9:13

Judah, I will use you like a bow. Ephraim, I will use you like arrows. Israel, I will use you like a sword to fight against the men of Greece.

Acts 14:17

But God was always there doing the good things that prove he is real. He gives you rain from heaven and good harvests at the right times. He gives you plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”

Psalm 84:6

They travel through Baca Valley, which God has made into a place of springs. Autumn rains form pools of water there.

1 Kings 8:36

So please listen in heaven to their prayer. Then forgive us for our sins. Teach the people to live right. Then, Lord, please send rain to the land you gave them.

Job 37:13

He causes the clouds to punish people with floods or to water his earth and show his love.

Psalm 147:8

He fills the sky with clouds. He sends rain to the earth. He makes the grass grow on the mountains.

Ezekiel 34:26

I will bless the sheep and the places around my hill. I will cause the rains to fall at the right time and will shower them with blessings.