18Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.


In Context

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly;

16 gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thy heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

18 Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

19 And Jehovah answered and said unto his people, Behold, I will send you grain, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations;

20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army , and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.

Joel 2:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:18Then the Lord will be jealous for his land and take pity on his people.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:18The Lord hath been zealous for his land, and hath spared his people.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:18Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:18Then was the LORD jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:18Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:18And let Jehovah be zealous for His land, And have pity on His people.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:18Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.