23 (A)“Be glad, O children of Zion,
    and (B)rejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given (C)the early rain for your vindication;
    he has poured down for you abundant rain,
    (D)the early and (E)the latter rain, as before.

24 “The threshing floors shall be full of grain;
    the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 I will restore[a] to you the years
    that (F)the swarming locust has eaten,
(G)the hopper, (H)the destroyer, and (I)the cutter,
    (J)my great army, which I sent among you.

26 (K)“You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
    and praise the name of the Lord your God,
    who has dealt wondrously with you.
And my people (L)shall never again be put to shame.
27 (M)You shall know that I am (N)in the midst of Israel,
    and that (O)I am the Lord your God (P)and there is none else.
And my people (Q)shall never again be put to shame.

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  1. Joel 2:25 Or pay back

23 Be glad, people of Zion,
    rejoice(A) in the Lord your God,
for he has given you the autumn rains
    because he is faithful.(B)
He sends you abundant showers,(C)
    both autumn(D) and spring rains,(E) as before.
24 The threshing floors will be filled with grain;
    the vats will overflow(F) with new wine(G) and oil.

25 “I will repay you for the years the locusts(H) have eaten(I)
    the great locust and the young locust,
    the other locusts and the locust swarm[a]
my great army(J) that I sent among you.
26 You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,(K)
    and you will praise(L) the name of the Lord your God,
    who has worked wonders(M) for you;
never again will my people be shamed.(N)
27 Then you will know(O) that I am in Israel,
    that I am the Lord(P) your God,
    and that there is no other;
never again will my people be shamed.(Q)

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  1. Joel 2:25 The precise meaning of the four Hebrew words used here for locusts is uncertain.