King James Version

Joel 2:21

Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּֽירְאִ֖יtireifearיָרֵאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “fear”, a wish or indirect commandH3372to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frightenaffright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).אֲדָמָ֑הadamahcountryאֲדָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.גִּ֣ילִיgilirejoiceגִּילverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “rejoice”, a commandH1523properly, to spin round (under the influence of any violent emotion), i.e. usually rejoice, or (as cringing) fearbe glad, joy, be joyful, rejoice.וּשְׂמָ֔חִיusemachiand be gladשָׂמַחconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and be glad”, a commandH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הִגְדִּ֥ילhigdilbeגָּדַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לַעֲשֽׂוֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.

Young’s Literal Translation

Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work.

World English Bible

Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.

Darby Translation

— Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for Jehovah doeth great things.

Douay-Rheims

Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice: for the Lord hath done great things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for the LORD hath done great things.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be of good courage, O land; rejoice and be glad: for the Lord has done great things.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θάρσει γῆ, χαῖρε καὶ εὐφραίνου, ὅτι ἐμεγάλυνε Κύριος τοῦ ποιῆσαι.