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Joel 2:22

Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

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ASV

Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.

KJV

Be 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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'Uyou fearH3372 →
בַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotO animals ofH929 →
שָׂדַ֔יsa.Dai[the] fieldH7704 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
דָשְׁא֖וּda.she.'Uthey are greenH1876 →
נְא֣וֹתne.'ot[the] pastures ofH4999 →
מִדְבָּ֑רmid.Bar[the] wildernessH4057 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עֵץ֙'etz[the] tree[s]H6086 →
נָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'it has borneH5375 →
פִרְי֔וֹfir.Yofruit itsH6529 →
תְּאֵנָ֥הte.'e.Nah[the] fig treeH8384 →
וָגֶ֖פֶןva.Ge.fenand [the] vineH1612 →
נָתְנ֥וּna.te.Nuthey have givenH5414 →
חֵילָֽם׃chei.Lamstrength theirH2428 →

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Malachi 3:11I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.Zechariah 8:12“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.Psalms 65:12The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.Joel 1:18–20How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.Amos 9:14–15I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.Isaiah 51:3For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.Psalms 147:8–9who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.Psalms 107:35–38He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.Isaiah 30:23–24Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.Psalms 145:15–16The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.Jonah 4:11So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”Psalms 104:27–29All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.Ezekiel 36:8But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and bear fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.1 Corinthians 3:7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.Genesis 4:12When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

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