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Joel 2:23

Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.

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ASV

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month.

KJV

Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand O people ofH1121 →
צִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonZionH6726 →
גִּ֤ילוּGi.lube gladH1523 →
וְשִׂמְחוּ֙ve.sim.Chuand rejoiceH8055 →
בַּיהוָ֣הba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414 →
לָכֶ֛םla.Khemto you
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמּוֹרֶ֖הha.mo.Rehthe early rainH4175 →
לִצְדָקָ֑הlitz.da.Kahfor righteousnessH6666 →
וַיּ֣וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redand he has sent downH3381 →
לָכֶ֗םla.Khemfor you
גֶּ֛שֶׁםGe.shemrainH1653 →
מוֹרֶ֥הmo.Rehearly rainH4175 →
וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁu.mal.Ko.oshand spring rainH4456 →
בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ba.ri.Shonin the first [month]H7223 →

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James 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.James 5:7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.Psalms 84:6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools.Deuteronomy 11:14then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.Hosea 6:3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.Isaiah 12:2–6Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.Psalms 149:2Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King.Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Zechariah 10:1Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.Philippians 3:1Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you.Habakkuk 3:17–18Though the fig tree does not bud and no fruit is on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the sheep are cut off from the fold and no cattle are in the stalls,Joel 2:28–29And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

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