Joel 2:23

“And children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in YHWH your Elohim; for he has given you the early rain for righteousness, and has brought down for you the rain, early rain and late rain, as at the first.”

Joel 2:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 2:23, word by word

And childrenבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “vene” appears
rejoiceגִּילוּgilu

rejoice

To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

Where else “gilu” appears
and be gladשִׂמְחוּsimchu

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “simchu” appears
in YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
he has givenנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natan” appears
the early rainמּוֹרֶהmore

early rain; teacher

The early rain: the first rain of autumn, which softens the ground for sowing. The same form can mean "teacher".

Where else “more” appears
for righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

Where else “tsedaka” appears
and has brought downיּוֹרֶדyored

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

Where else “yored” appears
the rainגֶּשֶׁםgeshem

heavy rain

Heavy rain, downpour.

Where else “geshem” appears
and late rainמַלְקוֹשׁmalkosh

late rain

Late rain: the spring rain that ripens the grain.

Where else “malkosh” appears
as at the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

former

What already happened or existed before, in past times.

Where else “rishon” appears

Translation note

“The early rain” (moreh): according to Strong, the same word also means “teacher”; it can be read “the teacher of righteousness.”

Places in this verse

Zion
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

The context

22Do not fear, livestock of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness have turned green; for the tree bears its fruit, fig tree and vine give their strength.

23 · This verse (above)

24And the threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

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