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20         I will drive the northern invaders far from you,
        pushing them into a parched and desolate land.
        Their vanguard will be driven into the eastern sea[a]
        and their rearguard into the western sea.[b]
        Then their stench will go up. Their foul smell will go up.

The Prophet’s Response

    Yes, the Lord[c] has done great things.
21 Do not be afraid, O earth.
    Celebrate and be glad.
    Yes, the Lord has done great things.
22 Do not be afraid, you animals out in the field,
    because the grazing lands are becoming green.
    The trees are bearing their fruit.
    The fig tree and the vine yield their riches.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:20 That is, the Dead Sea
  2. Joel 2:20 That is, the Mediterranean Sea
  3. Joel 2:20 The subject of this sentence is not specified in the Hebrew text, which simply reads he.