Joel 2:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י אֲדָמָ֑ה גִּ֣ילִי וּשְׂמָ֔חִי כִּֽי־הִגְדִּ֥יל יְהוָ֖ה לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃

Transliteration

Not-tîreʾî ʾădāmâ gîlî and-semāḥî because-higdîl YHWH to-do.

Grammar Details

• *tîreʾî*: qal imperfect jussive, 2nd person feminine singular - fear
• *ʾădāmâ*: feminine singular noun - land/ground/soil
• *gîlî*: qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - rejoice/be glad
• *semāḥî*: qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - rejoice/be joyful
• *higdîl*: hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has done great things
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name

Word Meanings

• *tîreʾî*: fear/be afraid
• *ʾădāmâ*: land/ground/soil/earth
• *gîlî*: rejoice/be glad/exult
• *semāḥî*: rejoice/be joyful/be happy
• *higdîl*: has done great things/acted mightily/magnified

Referenced Verses

• Isa 54:4 : 4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth; and the reproach of thy widowhood shalt thou remember no more.
• Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack. 17 Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
• Zech 8:15 : 15 so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
• Isa 55:12 : 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
• Jer 30:9-9 : 9 but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. 10 Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
• Jer 33:3 : 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.
• Hos 2:21 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will answer, saith Jehovah, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;
• Joel 2:20 : 20 but I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive it into a land barren and desolate, its forepart into the eastern sea, and its hinder part into the western sea; and its stench shall come up, and its ill savor shall come up, because it hath done great things.
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
• Deut 4:32 : 32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and from the one end of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been [any such thing] as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?
• 1 Sam 12:16 : 16 Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before your eyes.
• 1 Sam 12:24 : 24 Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.
• Ps 65:12-13 : 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee?
• Ps 96:11-12 : 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; 12 Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the floods clap their hands; Let the hills sing for joy together
• Ps 126:1-3 : 1 A Song of Ascents. When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them. 3 Jehovah hath done great things for us, [Whereof] we are glad.
• Isa 35:1 : 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.
• Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, O ye heavens, for Jehovah hath done it; shout, ye lower parts of the earth; break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.