Joel

Joel 2:23

²³Be glad, O children of Zion,

and rejoice in the LORD your God,

for He has given you the autumn rains

for your vindication.

He sends you showers,

both autumn and spring rains, as before.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be glad	גִּ֤ילוּ	gî·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1523 rejoice
O children	וּבְנֵ֣י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Zion	צִיּ֗וֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
and rejoice	וְשִׂמְחוּ֙	wə·śim·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8055 rejoice, be glad
in the LORD	בַּיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has given	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
the autumn rains	הַמּוֹרֶ֖ה	ham·mō·w·reh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4175 (early) rain
for your vindication	לִצְדָקָ֑ה	liṣ·ḏā·qāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
He sends	וַיּ֣וֹרֶד	way·yō·w·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
you	לָכֶ֗ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
showers	גֶּ֛שֶׁם	ge·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
both autumn	מוֹרֶ֥ה	mō·w·reh	Noun - masculine singular	H4175 (early) rain
and spring rains	וּמַלְק֖וֹשׁ	ū·mal·qō·wōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4456 latter-rain, spring-rain
as before	בָּרִאשֽׁוֹן׃	bā·ri·šō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7223 former, first, chief

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

James 5:7–8 · Philippians 4:4 · Leviticus 26:4 · Hosea 6:3 · Deuteronomy 11:14 · Isaiah 12:2–6 · Isaiah 41:16 · Psalm 149:2 · Philippians 3:1 · Zechariah 10:1 · Joel 2:28–29 · Habakkuk 3:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.