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Joel 2:25 — And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the…
“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.”
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The verses around Joel 2:25.
23Be 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.
24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25And 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.
26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Verse explanation
A famous promise: God will 'restore' the years the plague destroyed, openly admitting it was He Himself who sent that insect 'army' as punishment.
From the Joel 2 study in Bible in Stories.
Joel 2:25 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E restituir-vos-hei os annos que comeu o gafanhoto, a locusta, e o pulgão e a aruga, o meu grande exercito que enviei contra vós.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Assim vos restituirei dos anos em que comeram o cortador, o comedor, o devorador e o destruidor, o meu grande exército que enviei contra vós.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Te devolveré lo que perdiste todos estos años a causa de las langostas acaparadoras, devastadoras, destructoras y saltamontes, ese gran ejército que envié contra ustedes.
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In other languages: Português (Joel 2:25) · Español (Joel 2:25)
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