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It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts—the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—My great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then I will compensate you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust— My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then I will pay back to you in full for the years That the swarming locust has consumed, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust, My great military force which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And I will compensate you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust— My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust — my great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust— My great army that I sent against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD your God, will make up for the losses caused by those swarms and swarms of locusts I sent to attack you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Then I will repay you for the years that the mature locusts, the adult locusts, the grasshoppers, and the young locusts ate your crops. (They are the large army that I sent against you.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will give you back what you lost in the years when swarms of locusts ate your crops. It was I who sent this army against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then I will restore to you the years that the locust swarm devoured, as did the young locust, the other locusts, and the ravaging locust, that great army of mine that I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years eaten by locusts?the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust?My great army that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will make up for the years that the 'arbeh -locust consumed your crops--the yeleq -locust, the hasil -locust, and the gazam -locust--my great army that I sent against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the great locust, the grasshopper, and the caterpillar, my great army, which I sent among you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And I have repaid to you the years that the locust consumed, "" The cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, "" My great force that I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have recompensed to you the years That consume did the locust, the cankerworm, And the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, My great force that I did send against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I requited to you the years which the common locust ate, the feeder, and the devourer, and the creeping locust, my great army which I sent among you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the ears which the locust, and the bruchus, and the mildew, and the palmerworm have eaten; my great host which I sent upon you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will repay you for the years which the locust, and the beetle, and the mildew, and the caterpillar consumed: my great strength which I sent upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will repay you double what the swarming locust has eaten, The hopper, the consuming locust, and the cutter, my great army I sent against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will recompense you for the years that the locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the cankerworm, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall pay you the years that the flying locust ate, and the crawling locust and the canker worm and the palmer worm, my great army which I sent upon you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, The canker-worm, and the caterpiller, and the palmer-worm, My great army which I sent among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will recompense you for the years which the locust, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, and the cankerworm have eaten, <i>even</i> my great army, which I sent against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/2-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=502" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/2.htm">Restoration Promised</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: wə·šil·lam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">I will repay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: haš·šā·nîm (Art:: N-fp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">for the years</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eaten by locusts—</a> <a href="/hebrew/697.htm" title="697: hā·’ar·beh (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From rabah; a locust.">the swarming locust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3218.htm" title="3218: hay·ye·leq (Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From an unused root meaning to lick up; a devourer; specifically, the young locust.">the young locust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2625.htm" title="2625: wə·he·ḥā·sîl (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- (a kind of) locust. From chacal; the ravager, i.e. A locust.">the destroying locust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1501.htm" title="1501: wə·hag·gā·zām (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- Locusts. From an unused root meaning to devour; a kind of locust.">and the devouring locust—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">My great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šil·laḥ·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">I sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/bā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">against you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a></span><br />Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-11.htm">Ezekiel 36:11</a></span><br />I will fill you with people and animals, and they will multiply and be fruitful. I will make you as inhabited as you once were, and I will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Zechariah 9:12</a></span><br />Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-23</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. / And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-12.htm">Isaiah 58:12</a></span><br />Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of the Breach, Restorer of the Streets of Dwelling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a></span><br />After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5-6</a></span><br />Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy. / He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-18.htm">Isaiah 49:18</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/3-20.htm">Ephesians 3:20</a></span><br />Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2-11</a></b></br> A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4-7</a></b></br> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a></b></br> And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I <i>am</i> the LORD their God, and will hear them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Army</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/hosea/13-9.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Cutter</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-56.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/daniel/11-26.htm">Force</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Gnawing</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Palmerworm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Palmer-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Plant-Worm</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-49.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Stripping</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Swarm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/obadiah/1-20.htm">Army</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Cankerworm</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Canker-Worm</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Caterpillar</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Caterpiller</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/exodus/28-11.htm">Cutter</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-10.htm">Destroyer</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Food</a> <a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Force</a> <a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Gnawing</a> <a href="/nahum/3-15.htm">Grasshopper</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Great</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Palmerworm</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Palmer-Worm</a> <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Plant-Worm</a> <a href="/luke/14-14.htm">Recompensed</a> <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/matthew/27-28.htm">Stripping</a> <a href="/micah/2-12.htm">Swarm</a> <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-1.htm">He shows unto Zion the terribleness of God's judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">He exhorts to repentance;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-15.htm">prescribes a fast;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-18.htm">promises a blessing thereon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-21.htm">He comforts Zion with present,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">and future blessings.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The locusts symbolize devastation and loss, often seen as a divine judgment. In the ancient Near East, locust plagues were common and could destroy entire harvests, leading to famine. This promise of repayment indicates God's mercy and willingness to restore what was lost due to judgment. It reflects the broader biblical theme of restoration found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Isaiah 61:7</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a>.<p><b>the swarming locust, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—</b><br>These terms describe different stages or types of locusts, emphasizing the totality of the destruction. In the context of Joel, this imagery represents a comprehensive judgment. The repetition underscores the severity of the calamity. Locusts are often used in the Bible as instruments of God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a> during the plagues of Egypt. This imagery also serves as a metaphor for spiritual desolation and the need for repentance.<p><b>My great army that I sent against you.</b><br>Here, God refers to the locusts as "My great army," indicating His sovereignty over creation and His use of natural events to fulfill divine purposes. This aligns with the biblical understanding that God can use even destructive forces to bring about His will, as seen in <a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a>. The phrase underscores the idea that the calamity was not random but a purposeful act of God to bring His people to repentance. It also foreshadows the ultimate victory and restoration through Christ, who conquers all forms of spiritual devastation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joel.htm">Joel</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament, Joel is the author of the book that bears his name. He is known for his prophecies concerning the Day of the Lord and the call to repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/locusts.htm">Locusts</a></b><br>These insects are used metaphorically in Joel to represent devastation and judgment. The different types of locusts mentioned symbolize the completeness of the destruction.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is the primary audience of Joel's prophecy. The people of Judah are called to repentance and promised restoration.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A significant theme in Joel, referring to a time of divine intervention, judgment, and eventual restoration.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_great_army.htm">God's Great Army</a></b><br>Refers to the locusts as instruments of God's judgment, emphasizing God's sovereignty even over destructive forces.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment_and_restoration.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>God uses even destructive forces to fulfill His purposes, demonstrating His control over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The devastation caused by the locusts serves as a call to repentance, urging believers to turn back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/promise_of_restoration.htm">Promise of Restoration</a></b><br>God's promise to repay the years lost to the locusts assures believers of His faithfulness and ability to restore what has been broken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_devastation.htm">Hope in Times of Devastation</a></b><br>Even in the midst of loss, believers can find hope in God's promise of restoration and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>The restoration promised in Joel points to a deeper spiritual renewal available through repentance and faith in God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'restore_the_years'_mean.htm">What does "restore the years" mean in Joel 2:25?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_role_of_the_tribe_of_dan.htm">What is Joel's Army?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_joel_2_1-11_events.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence for the catastrophic events described in Joel 2:1–11? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_joel's_army.htm">What is Joel's Army?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">I will restore to you the years--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the years which would have been necessary in the ordinary course of nature for the land to recover from the ravages of the "great army."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/2-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will repay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šil·lam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the years</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the swarming locusts</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_697.htm">Strong's 697: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a kind of) locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have eaten—</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young locust,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֶּ֖לֶק</span> <span class="translit">(hay·ye·leq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3218.htm">Strong's 3218: </a> </span><span class="str2">A devourer, the young locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the destroying locust,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶחָסִ֣יל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·ḥā·sîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2625.htm">Strong's 2625: </a> </span><span class="str2">The ravager, a locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the devouring locust—</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַגָּזָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hag·gā·zām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1501.htm">Strong's 1501: </a> </span><span class="str2">A kind of locust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֔וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">army</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2426.htm">Strong's 2426: </a> </span><span class="str2">An army, an intrenchment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I sent</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(šil·laḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/2-25.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 2:25 I will restore to you the years (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/2-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 2:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 2:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/2-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 2:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 2:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>