JOEL 2:21 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Θάρσει γῆ, χαῖρε καὶ εὐφραίνου, ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι.
(Tharsei gaʸ, ⱪaire kai eufrainou, hoti emegalune Kurios tou poiaʸsai. )

BrTr Be of good courage, O land; rejoice and be glad: for the Lord has done great things.

ULT Do not fear, O land, be glad and rejoice,
⇔ for Yahweh will do great things.

UST Yahweh will indeed do wonderful things!
⇔ So even the ground should rejoice!

BSB ⇔ Do not be afraid, O land;
⇔ rejoice and be glad,
⇔ for the LORD has done great things.

OEB Fear not, land, exult.
⇔ Rejoice for the Lord has done great things!

WEBBE Land, don’t be afraid.
⇔ Be glad and rejoice, for the LORD has done great things.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Do not fear, my land!
⇔ Rejoice and be glad,
⇔ because the Lord has accomplished great things!

LSV Do not fear, O land! Be glad and rejoice,
For YHWH has exerted Himself to work.

FBV Don't be afraid, people of the land! Be happy and celebrate, for the Lord has done incredible things!

T4T He does wonderful things!
⇔ So even the ground should rejoice!

LEB • O land, rejoice and be glad, • because Yahweh has done great things.

BBE Have no fear, O land; be glad with great joy; for the Lord has done great things.

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JPS Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.

ASV Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.

DRA Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice: for the Lord hath done great things.

YLT Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work.

Drby — Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for Jehovah doeth great things.

RV Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.

Wbstr Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

KJB-1769 ¶ Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.[fn]

2.21 will…: Heb. hath magnified to do

KJB-1611 ¶ Feare not, O land, be glad and reioyce: for the LORD will doe great things.
(¶ Fear not, O land, be glad and reioyce: for the LORD will do great things.)

Bshps Feare not O thou lande, be glad and reioyce: for the Lorde wyll do great thinges.
(Fear not O thou/you land, be glad and reioyce: for the Lord will do great things.)

Gnva Feare not, O land, but be glad, and reioyce: for the Lord wil do great things.
(Fear not, O land, but be glad, and reioyce: for the Lord will do great things. )

Cvdl Feare not (o londe) but be glad and reioyse, for the LORDE wil do greate thinges.
(Fear not (o londe) but be glad and rejoice, for the LORD will do great things.)

Wycl Erthe, nyle thou drede, make thou ful out ioye, and be glad; for the Lord magnefiede that he schulde do.
(Erthe, nyle thou/you drede, make thou/you full out joy, and be glad; for the Lord magnefiede that he should do.)

Luth Fürchte dich nicht, liebes Land, sondern sei fröhlich und getrost; denn der HErr kann auch große Dinge tun.
(Fear you/yourself not, liebes Land, rather be fröhlich and getrost; because the/of_the LORD kann also large things tun.)

ClVg Noli timere, terra: exsulta, et lætare, quoniam magnificavit Dominus ut faceret.
(Noli timere, terra: exsulta, and lætare, quoniam magnificavit Master as faceret. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

אַל תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּ⁠שְׂמָ֔חִי

not fear soil/ground rejoice and,glad

Joel is speaking to the land as if it were a person who could hear him. He is doing this to show in a strong way how he feels about what Yahweh will do for the land. Joel is actually speaking to the people who can hear him. If your readers might not understand this kind of figurative speech, you could translate what Joel is saying as if he were speaking directly to the Judeans. Alternate translation: “You Judeans should not be afraid because of what has happened to the land. Be glad and rejoice”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

גִּ֣ילִי וּ⁠שְׂמָ֔חִי

rejoice and,glad

The terms glad and rejoice mean similar things. Joel is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “Celebrate with great joy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠עֲשֽׂוֹת

astonishing YHWH for=doing

Joel is using the past tense to describe something that is going to happen in the future in order to show that the event will certainly happen. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will be great in doing”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠עֲשֽׂוֹת

astonishing YHWH for=doing

Unlike the use in the previous verse, here this expression means “he has done more good things for us than we would have imagined.” Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: “Yahweh has done wonderful things”

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