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Joel 2:18

Joel 2:18
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then will the Lord be jealous for his land,.... Or "zealous" for it; for the honour of it, and the good of its inhabitants, and for the glory of his own name, it being the chief place in the world for…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Then will the Lord be jealous for His land - Upon repentance, all is changed. Before, God seemed set upon their destruction. It was His great army which was ready to destroy them; He was at its head,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Joel 2:18-27

See how ready God is to succour and relieve his people, how he waits to be gracious; as soon as ever they humble themselves under this hand, and pray, and seek his face, he immediately meets them with…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Joel 2:18-32

Part II. Chap. Joe 2:18 to Joe 3:21

Jehovah's answer to His people's prayer of penitence. He will remove from them the plague of locusts, and bestow upon them an abundance of both material and…