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 3:17
Context3:17 You will be convinced 4 that I the Lord am your God,
dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem 5 will be holy –
conquering armies 6 will no longer pass through it.
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 “know.”
5 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
6 tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.
