Joel 2:21
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the Lord will do great things.
Cross-reference
Joel 2:26 continues the same passage: 'He has dealt wondrously with you' — a direct sequel to the great things promised.
In 1 Samuel 12:16, Samuel urges 'see this great thing the Lord will do' — a verbal parallel to Joel's promise of great things.
Psalm 65:12 shows hills girding themselves with joy — the same personification of land rejoicing at God's provision seen in Joel.
Psalm 65:13 continues with meadows and valleys shouting for joy, reinforcing the theme of creation celebrating God's blessing.
Psalm 71:19 declares 'You who have done great things' — directly paralleling Joel's promise that the Lord will do great things.
Psalm 96:11 calls heavens and earth to rejoice — a broader creation praise parallel to Joel's land being glad for God's great deeds.
Psalm 96:12 adds fields and trees exulting, directly mirroring the land's joyful response in Joel to God's restoration.
Psalm 98:8 personifies rivers clapping and hills singing — the same nature-rejoicing motif as Joel's land rejoicing.
Psalm 126:1-3 celebrates 'the Lord has done great things for us' — a restoration context matching Joel's message of joy.
Isaiah 35:1 has the wilderness being glad and blossoming — a close parallel to the land's joy in Joel after God's work.
Isaiah 44:23 calls all creation to sing because the Lord redeemed Jacob — echoing Joel's call for land to rejoice over God's great acts.
Isaiah 55:12 depicts mountains and trees singing as God's people go out in joy — a similar image of creation rejoicing over redemption.
In Zephaniah 3:16, 'Fear not, O Zion' echoes Joel's address to the land with identical language of encouragement.
In Jeremiah 30:10, 'Fear not, O Jacob' promises salvation from captivity—parallel to Joel's 'Fear not, O land' after deliverance.
In Zephaniah 3:17, God rejoices over his people—complementing Joel's call for the land to rejoice because God has done great things.
Hosea 2:21 describes God answering the heavens and earth — a related covenant restoration theme but less directly about land rejoicing.
Isaiah 30:23 promises rain and abundant harvest — matching Joel's restoration of the land after judgment.
Psalm 65:11 describes God crowning the year with bounty — a parallel theme of God's provision for the land as in Joel.
In 1 Samuel 12:24, Samuel exhorts to consider 'what great things He has done' — a thematic echo of God's mighty acts.