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


In Context

15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, hallow a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly;

16 gather the people, hallow the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride from her closet.

17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God?

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

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

20 And I will remove far off from you him that cometh from the north, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, his face toward the eastern sea, and his rear toward the hinder sea; and his stench shall come up, and his ill odour shall come up, for he hath exalted himself to do 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:18Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had 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.