King James Version
Joel 2:21 in the King James Version says “Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. will: Heb. hath magnified to do” — study this verse from Joel chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. will: Heb. hath magnified to do”
Joel 2:21 · KJV
Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. hath: Heb. hath magnified to do
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. will: Heb. hath magnified to do
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.
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. the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness moderately: Heb. according to righteousness
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“be glad”
H1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e., usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fear
“and rejoice”
H8055probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“great things”
H1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
“for the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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