Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord became jealous for His land
International Standard Version
Then the LORD will show great concern for his land, and will have compassion on his people.
A Conservative Version
Then LORD was jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
American Standard Version
Then was Jehovah jealous for his land, and had pity on his people.
Amplified
Then the Lord will be jealous for His land [ready to defend it since it is rightfully and uniquely His]
And will have compassion on His people [and will spare them].
Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord had a care for the honour of his land and had pity on his people.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and he will pity. for his people.
King James 2000
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Yahweh became jealous for his land and took pity on his people.
Modern King James verseion
Then Jehovah will be jealous for His land and pity His people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the LORD envied for his land's sake and had compassion on his people.
NET Bible
Then the Lord became zealous for his land; he had compassion on his people.
New Heart English Bible
Then the LORD was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.
The Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh became jealous for his land, - and took pity on his people;
Webster
Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
World English Bible
Then Yahweh was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And let Jehovah be zealous for His land, And have pity on His people.
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Response And Promise Of Yahweh
17 Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare, O Jehovah, thy people, and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that they should be a byword of the nations. Wherefore should they say among the peoples, Where is their God? 18 Then Jehovah will be jealous for his land, and will have pity on his people. 19 And Jehovah will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I send you corn, and new wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith; and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.
Cross References
Zechariah 1:14
And the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy,
Zechariah 8:2
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
Psalm 103:13
As a father pitieth his children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
Isaiah 60:10
And the sons of the alien shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee. For in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.
Isaiah 63:9
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them and carried them all the days of old.
Isaiah 63:15
Look down from the heavens, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory! Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me?
Deuteronomy 32:16
They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger.
Deuteronomy 32:36
For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.
Deuteronomy 32:43
Shout for joy, ye nations, with his people, For he avengeth the blood of his servants, And rendereth vengeance to his enemies, And maketh atonement for his land, for his people.
Judges 10:16
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD; and he became indignant over the misery of Israel.
Psalm 103:17
But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
Isaiah 42:13
Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout; he will shew himself mighty against his enemies.
Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
Lamentations 3:22
It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not;
Hosea 11:8-9
How shall I give thee over, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee up, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? My heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
Luke 15:20
And he rose up and went to his own father. But while he was yet a long way off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell upon his neck, and covered him with kisses.
James 5:11
Behold, we call them blessed who have endured. Ye have heard of the endurance of Job, and seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is full of tender compassion and pitiful.