Joel 2:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do 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 shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
• Zeph 3:16-17 : 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he 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 well 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 field shall clap their hands.
• Jer 30:9-9 : 9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. 10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; 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 in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
• Jer 33:3 : 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
• Hos 2:21 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth;
• Joel 2:20 : 20 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.
• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things the word of the LORD 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 ask from the one side 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 and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes.
• 1 Sam 12:24 : 24 Only fear the LORD, 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{H8799)} upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side{H8799)}. 13 The pastures are clothed{H8804)} with flocks; the valleys also are covered over{H8799)} with corn; they shout for joy{H8709)}, they also sing{H8799)}.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done{H8804)} great things: O God, who is like unto thee!
• Ps 96:11-12 : 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
• Ps 98:8 : 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
• Ps 126:1-3 : 1 A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
• Isa 35:1 : 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; 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 the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.