Joel 2:25 (DRB)

Passage

And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.

Nearby Context

Joel 2:23 And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning.

Joel 2:24 And the floors shall be filled with wheat, and the presses shall overflow with wine, and oil.

Joel 2:25 And I will restore to you the years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm hath eaten; my great host which I sent upon you.

Joel 2:26 And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God; who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be confounded for ever.

Joel 2:27 And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: and I am the Lord your God, and there is none besides: and my people shall not be confounded forever.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "restore", "years", "locust", "bruchus", "mildew", "palmerworm", "hath", and "eaten". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "restore" and "years", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And the floors shall be filled with..." into verse 26's "And you shall eat in plenty and...", so "restore" and "years" 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 "restore" and "years" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.