Joel 2:21

The land is told not to fear but to rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things. Joy replaces the earlier mourning of the land.

Cross-references · 20

• Zeph 3:16–17On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
• Isa 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
• Isa 54:4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
• Ps 126:1–3A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
• Jer 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
• 1 Sam 12:16Now, therefore, stand and see this great thing that the LORD will do before your eyes.
• 1 Sam 12:24Above all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
• Isa 35:1The wilderness and the land will be glad; the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
• Jer 30:9–10Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
• Deut 4:32Indeed, ask now from one end of the heavens to the other about the days that long preceded you, from the day that God created man on earth: Has anything as great as this ever happened or been reported?
• Zech 8:15“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
• Joel 2:20The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.
• Ps 65:12–13The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
• Ps 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy
• Gen 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
• Hos 2:21“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth.
• Isa 44:23Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
• Ps 96:11–12Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
• Isa 55:12You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Ps 71:19Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?

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