Discovery BoxJoel 2:19 
Context2:19 The Lord responded 1 to his people,
“Look! I am about to restore your grain 2
as well as fresh wine and olive oil.
You will be fully satisfied. 3
I will never again make you an object of mockery among the nations.
Joel 2:26-27
Context2:26 You will have plenty to eat,
and your hunger will be fully satisfied; 4
you will praise the name of the Lord your God,
who has acted wondrously in your behalf.
My people will never again be put to shame.
2:27 You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel.
I am the Lord your God; there is no other.
My people will never again be put to shame.
1 tn Heb “answered and said.”
2 tn Heb “Look! I am sending grain to you.” The participle used in the Hebrew text seems to suggest imminent action.
3 tc One of the Qumran manuscripts (4QXXIIc) inserts “and you will eat” before “and you will be fully satisfied” (the reading of the MT, LXX).
4 tn Heb “you will surely eat and be satisfied.”
