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Joel 2:22
Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses the beasts of the field immediately after commanding the land to rejoice in Joel 2:21 and just before urging Zion to celebrate in Joel 2:23, situating the verse within a broader declaration of agricultural restoration.
The words — אַל־ ('al-) = may not; תִּֽירְאוּ֙ (ti.re.'U) = you fear form the opening prohibition, while דָשְׁא֖וּ (da.she.'U) = they are green; נְא֣וֹת (ne.'ot) = pastures of describe the restored landscape.
The thread — This restoration motif appears in Zechariah 8:12, Psalms 65:12, and Isaiah 51:3, where barren ground is repeatedly depicted as yielding abundance and overflowing pastures.
Why it lands — The text commands the animals not to fear because the land's fertility has been physically restored, requiring a reader to acknowledge that ecological renewal directly follows divine action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 8:12 “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance.
- Psalms 65:12 The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.
- Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song.
- Psalms 67:6 The earth has yielded its harvest; God, our God, blesses us.
- Psalms 107:35 He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.
- Psalms 145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- Psalms 147:8 who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
- Isaiah 30:23 Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.
- Joel 1:18 How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
- Amos 9:14 I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.