Joel 2:21
¶ Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
¶ Feare not, O land, be glad and reioyce: for the LORD will doe great things.
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- Zephaniah 3:16–17Rank 1 from verse 21
16In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
16In that day it shall be said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be ‖slacke.
17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mightie: hee will saue, he will reioyce ouer thee with ioy: †hee will rest in his loue, hee will ioy ouer thee with singing.
- Isaiah 41:10Rank 2 from verse 21
10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
10¶ Feare thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismaied, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea I will helpe thee, yea I will vphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse.
- Isaiah 54:4Rank 3 from verse 21
4Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
4Feare not: for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
- Psalms 126:1–3Rank 4 from verse 21
1WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
3The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
1¶ When the LORD turned againe the captiuitie of Zion: wee were like them that dreame.
2†Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing, then said they among the heathen: The LORD hath done great things for them.
3The LORD hath done great things for vs: whereof we are glad.
- 1 Samuel 12:16Rank 5 from verse 21
- Jeremiah 33:3Rank 6 from verse 21
- 1 Samuel 12:24Rank 7 from verse 21
- Isaiah 35:1Rank 8 from verse 21
- Jeremiah 30:9–10Rank 9 from verse 21
9But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
10¶ Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
9*But they shall serue the LORD their God, and Dauid their King whom I will raise vp vnto them.
10¶ *Therefore feare thou not, O my seruant Iacob, saith the LORD, neither be dismayed, O Israel; for loe, I will saue thee from afarre, and thy seede from the land of their captiuitie, and Iacob shall returne, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
- Deuteronomy 4:32Rank 10 from verse 21
32For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
32For aske now of the dayes that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man vpon earth, and aske from the one side of heauen vnto the other, whether there hath bene any such thing as this great thing is, or hath bene heard like it?
20But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
20But I will remoue farre off from you the northren armie, & will driue him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the East sea, and his hinder part towards the vtmost Sea, and his stinke shall come vp, and his ill sauour shall come vp, because †he hath done great things.
- Psalms 65:12–13Rank 12 from verse 21
12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.
13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
12†They drop vpon the pastures of the wildernesse; and the little hilles reioyce on euery side.
13The pastures are cloathed with flockes; the valleis also are couered ouer with corne; they shout for ioy, they also sing.
- Zechariah 8:15Rank 13 from verse 21
- Genesis 15:1Rank 14 from verse 21
- Psalms 98:8Rank 15 from verse 21
- Hosea 2:21Rank 16 from verse 21
- Isaiah 44:23Rank 17 from verse 21
23Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
23Sing, O yee heauens; for the LORD hath done it: shout yee lower parts of the earth: breake forth into singing yee mountaines, O forrest and euery tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Iacob, and glorified himselfe in Israel.
- Isaiah 55:12Rank 18 from verse 21
12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
12*For ye shall goe out with ioy, and bee led foorth with peace: the mountaines and the hilles shall breake forth before you into singing, and al the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Psalms 71:19Rank 19 from verse 21
- Psalms 96:11–12Rank 20 from verse 21
11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
11Let the heauens reioyce, and let the earth be glad: let the sea roare, and the fulnesse thereof.
12Let the field be ioyfull, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood reioyce
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Joel 2:21
1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.
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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Pleased; affected with pleasure or moderate joy; moderately happy.
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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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20But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
20But I will remoue farre off from you the northren armie, & will driue him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the East sea, and his hinder part towards the vtmost Sea, and his stinke shall come vp, and his ill sauour shall come vp, because †he hath done great things.
21¶ Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
21¶ Feare not, O land, be glad and reioyce: for the LORD will doe great things.
Selected passage22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
22Be not afraid, yee beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wildernesse doe spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine doe yeeld their strength.