Joel 2:23 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Joel 2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for Jehovah doeth great things.

Joel 2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring; for the tree beareth its fruit; the fig-tree and the vine yield full increase.

Joel 2:23 And ye, children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the early rain in due measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the early rain, and the latter rain at the beginning [of the season].

Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be full of corn, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.

Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "children", "zion", "glad", "rejoice", "jehovah", "giveth", "early", and "rain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "children" and "zion", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Be not afraid ye beasts of the..." into verse 24's "And the floors shall be full of...", so "children" and "zion" belong inside that flow. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "children" and "zion" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.