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Joel 2:23

NETBible	Citizens of Zion,¹ rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done!² For he has given to you the early rains³ as vindication. He has sent⁴ to you the rains – both the early and the late rains⁵ as formerly.
NIV © biblegateway Joe 2:23	Be glad, O people of Zion, rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given you the autumn rains in righteousness. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
NASB © biblegateway Joe 2:23	So rejoice, O sons of Zion, And be glad in the LORD your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before.
NLT © biblegateway Joe 2:23	Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the LORD your God! For the rains he sends are an expression of his grace. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.
MSG © biblegateway Joe 2:23	Children of Zion, celebrate! Be glad in your GOD. He's giving you a teacher to train you how to live right--Teaching, like rain out of heaven, showers of words to refresh and nourish your soul, just as he used to do.
BBE © SABDAweb Joe 2:23	Be glad, then, you children of Zion, and have joy in the Lord your God: for he gives you food in full measure, making the rain come down for you, the early and the late rain as at the first.
NRSV © bibleoremus Joe 2:23	O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before.
NKJV © biblegateway Joe 2:23	Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you––The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month .
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KJV	Be glad <01523> (8798) then, ye children <01121> of Zion <06726>_, and rejoice <08055> (8798) in the LORD <03068> your God <0430>_: for he hath given <05414> (8804) you the former rain <04175> moderately <06666>_, and he will cause to come down <03381> (8686) for you the rain <01653>_, the former rain <04175>_, and the latter rain <04456> in the first <07223> [month]. {the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness} {moderately: Heb. according to righteousness}
NASB © biblegateway Joe 2:23	So rejoice <01523> , O sons <01121> of Zion <06726> , And be glad <08055> in the LORD <03068> your God <0430> ; For He has given <05414> you the early <04175> rain <04175> for your vindication <06666> . And He has poured <03381> down <03381> for you the rain <01653> , The early <04175> and latter <04456> rain <04456> as before <07223> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-NPN tekna <5043> N-NPN siwn <4622> N-PRI cairete <5463> V-PAD-2P kai <2532> CONJ eufrainesye <2165> V-PMD-2P epi <1909> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM yew <2316> N-DSM umwn <4771> P-GP dioti <1360> CONJ edwken <1325> V-AAI-3S umin <4771> P-DP ta <3588> T-APN brwmata <1033> N-APN eiv <1519> PREP dikaiosunhn <1343> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ brexei <1026> V-FAI-3S umin <4771> P-DP ueton <5205> N-ASM proimon <4406> A-ASM kai <2532> CONJ oqimon <3797> A-ASM kaywv <2531> ADV emprosyen <1715> ADV
NET [draft] ITL	Citizens <01121> of Zion <06726> , rejoice <01523> ! Be glad <08055> because of what the Lord <03068> your God <0430> has done! For <03588> he has given <05414> to you the early rains <04175> as vindication <06666> . He has sent <03381> to you the rains <01653> – both the early <04175> and the late rains <04456> as formerly <07223> .
HEBREW	Nwsarb <07223> swqlmw <04456> hrwm <04175> Msg <01653> Mkl <0> drwyw <03381> hqdul <06666> hrwmh <04175> ta <0853> Mkl <0> Ntn <05414> yk <03588> Mkyhla <0430> hwhyb <03068> wxmvw <08055> wlyg <01523> Nwyu <06726> ynbw (2:23) <01121>

NETBible

Citizens of Zion,¹ rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done!² For he has given to you the early rains³ as vindication. He has sent⁴ to you the rains – both the early and the late rains⁵ as formerly.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “sons of Zion.”

²tn Heb “be glad in the Lord your God.”

³tn Normally the Hebrew word הַמּוֹרֶה (hammoreh) means “the teacher,” but here and in Ps 84:7 it refers to “early rains.” Elsewhere the word for “early rains” is יוֹרֶה (yoreh). The phrase here הַמּוֹרֶה לִצְדָקָה (hammoreh litsdaqah) is similar to the expression “teacher of righteousness” (Heb., מוֹרֶה הַצֶּדֶק , moreh hatsedeq) found in the Dead Sea Scrolls referring to a particular charismatic leader, although the Qumran community seems not to have invoked this text in support of that notion.

⁴tn Heb “caused to come down.”

⁵sn For half the year Palestine is generally dry. The rainy season begins with the early rains usually in late October to early December, followed by the latter rains in March and April. Without these rains productive farming would not be possible, as Joel’s original readers knew only too well.