Joel 2:26
What does Joel 2:26 mean?
A plain-English look at Joel 2:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Joel 2:26 means
As a result of God’s restoration, the people will not only eat plentifully and be satisfied, but they will also praise the name of Jehovah their God for His wondrous dealings with them. The promise concludes by assuring them that they will never again be put to shame. This highlights that the restoration is not merely physical but also spiritual, leading to worship and national honor. Their satisfaction leads to praise, a recognition of God's miraculous intervention, affirming their renewed covenant relationship and security.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949You will have food in full measure, and give praise to the name of the Lord your God, who has done wonders for you:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And ye have eaten, eating and being satisfied, And have praised the name of Jehovah your God, Who hath dealt with you wonderfully, And not ashamed are My people to the age.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And you shall eat in plenty, and shall be filled and you shall praise the name of the Lord your God; who hath done wonders with you, and my people shall not be confounded for ever.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of Jehovah yourGod, who hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Context
Following the promise of restoring lost years in verse 25, this verse describes the blessed consequence: the people's abundant satisfaction and their ensuing praise for God's wondrous works. It connects physical restoration with spiritual response and assurance, leading naturally into the people's deepened knowledge of God's presence among them in the next verse.
v.25And 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.
v.26This passage
v.27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 25:1
O Jehovah, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even counsels of old, in faithfulness and truth.
- Psalms 13:6
I will sing unto Jehovah, Because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
- Song of Solomon 5:1
I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
- Deuteronomy 12:7
and there ye shall eat before Jehovah your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee.
- Psalms 25:2
O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
- Deuteronomy 12:18
but thou shalt eat them before Jehovah thy God in the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.
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