Joel 2:21

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Do not be afraid, land of Judah; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.

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  • Isa 54:4 : 4 Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be humiliated, for you will not be disgraced. Instead, you will forget the shame of your youth, and you will no longer remember the reproach of your widowhood.
  • Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.' 17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.
  • Zech 8:15 : 15 so now I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.
  • Isa 55:12 : 12 For you will go out in 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.
  • Jer 30:9-9 : 9 Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them. 10 So do not fear, Jacob, my servant, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, Israel. For behold, I will save you from afar and your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and have quiet and ease, and no one will make him afraid.
  • Jer 33:3 : 3 Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
  • Hos 2:21 : 21 I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness, justice, lovingkindness, and compassion.
  • Joel 2:20 : 20 I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and desolate land, its front into the Eastern Sea and its rear into the Western Sea. Its stench will go up; its foul smell will rise.' Indeed, he has done great things.
  • Gen 15:1 : 1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your reward will be very great."
  • Deut 4:32 : 32 Ask now about the days that are past, from the day that God created humanity on the earth, and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it been heard of?
  • 1 Sam 12:16 : 16 Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes.
  • 1 Sam 12:24 : 24 Only fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart. Consider what great things He has done for you.
  • Ps 65:12-13 : 12 You crown the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with abundance. 13 The wilderness pastures overflow, and the hills are clothed with joy.
  • Ps 71:19 : 19 Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. Who is like you, O God?
  • Ps 96:11-12 : 11 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea roar and all that is in it. 12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy.
  • Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together with joy.
  • Ps 126:1-3 : 1 When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyful songs. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.' 3 The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad.
  • Isa 35:1 : 1 The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and bloom like a crocus.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
  • Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, O depths of the earth! Burst into song, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and displays his glory in Israel.

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  • Joel 2:18-20
    3 verses
    81%

    18 Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.

    19 The LORD responded to his people: 'Behold, I am sending you grain, new wine, and olive oil, enough to satisfy you fully; never again will I make you a reproach among the nations.'

    20 I will drive the northern army far from you, pushing it into a parched and desolate land, its front into the Eastern Sea and its rear into the Western Sea. Its stench will go up; its foul smell will rise.' Indeed, he has done great things.

  • 22 Do not be afraid, you animals of the field, for the pastures in the wilderness are green; the trees bear their fruit, the fig tree and the vine yield their abundance.

  • Ps 126:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyful songs. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.'

    3 The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad.

  • Zeph 3:14-17
    4 verses
    73%

    14 Sing aloud, Daughter Zion; shout, Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!

    15 The LORD has taken away your judgments; He has turned aside your enemy. The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst; you will never again fear disaster.

    16 On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, 'Do not be afraid, Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.'

    17 The LORD your God is in your midst—a mighty warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will exult over you with joyful singing.

  • 12 Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD.

  • 15 so now I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

  • 21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done great and awe-inspiring things for you, which your eyes have seen.

  • 5 Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known throughout the whole earth.

  • 21 See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

  • 21 Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.

  • 11 Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from his hand.

  • 6 I will give peace in the land, and you will lie down with no one to make you afraid. I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will go through your land.

  • 24 Only fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart. Consider what great things He has done for you.

  • 25 No one will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land where you set foot, as He has promised you.

  • 10 So do not fear, Jacob, my servant, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, Israel. For behold, I will save you from afar and your descendants from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return and have quiet and ease, and no one will make him afraid.

  • 29 Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • 63 Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so it will please Him to ruin and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.

  • 9 Then this city will bring me joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth who hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and peace I provide for it.

  • Jer 32:41-42
    2 verses
    70%

    41 I will rejoice in doing them good, and I will plant them in this land with all My heart and soul.

    42 This is what the LORD says: Just as I have brought all this great disaster upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

  • 21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • Jer 46:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27 But as for you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, Israel. For I will save you from far away and your descendants from their captivity. Jacob will return and will be at peace and secure, with no one to make him afraid.

    28 Do not be afraid, my servant Jacob, declares the Lord, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations where I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you justly, but I will not leave you entirely unpunished.

  • 14 You will see, and your heart will rejoice; your bodies will flourish like grass. The hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, but His indignation will be known to His enemies.

  • 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD.

  • 31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"

  • 9 You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, 'Here is your God!'

  • 22 Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

  • 17 But I will deliver you on that day, declares the Lord, and you will not be handed over to the men you fear.

  • 14 Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel. I myself will help you, declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

  • 2 It will burst into bloom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

  • 10 “Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you to the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.

  • 22 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, a people is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the farthest parts of the earth.

  • 7 For this is what the LORD says: Sing with joy for Jacob, shout for the chief of the nations. Proclaim, give praise, and say: Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel.

  • 16 Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes.

  • 11 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad; let the sea roar and all that is in it.

  • 25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

  • 5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They draw near and come forward.

  • 19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.

  • 22 Do not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is the one who fights for you.

  • 26 You will have plenty to eat, and you will be satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you, and never again will my people be put to shame.

  • 13 Sing, O heavens, rejoice, O earth, and break out into singing, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

  • 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD Himself, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.

  • 30 A terrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: