Joe 2:23, Hab 3:17-18, Zep 3:14, 17, Zec 10:7, Mat 5:12, Luk 1:47 | ESV | STEP | Be glad , O children of Zion , and rejoice in the Lord your God , for he has given the early rain for your vindication ; he has poured down for you abundant rain , the early and the latter rain, as before .

i[See ver. 15 above]

j[Isa. 63:1]

k Isa. 62:5; Jer. 32:41

l ch. 9:15

m Acts 5:41; Rom. 5:3; 2 Cor. 12:10; Col. 1:11, 24; Heb. 10:34; James 1:2; 1 Pet. 4:13

nSee ch. 21:35

o Ps. 35:9; Isa. 61:10; Hab. 3:18; [Acts 16:34]

p[See ver. 46 above]

q Ps. 106:21; 1 Tim. 1:1; 2:3; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jude 25; [2 Tim. 1:9]

Joel 2:23

23 ^a“Be glad, O children of Zion,
and ^brejoice in the Lord your God,
for he has given ^cthe early rain for your vindication;
he has poured down for you abundant rain,
^dthe early and ^ethe latter rain, as before.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Habakkuk Rejoices in the Lord

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom,
nor fruit be on the vines,
the produce of the olive fail
and the fields yield no food,
the flock be cut off from the fold
and there be no herd in the stalls,
18 ^fyet I will rejoice in the Lord;
^gI will take joy in the God of my salvation.

Zephaniah 3:14

Israel’s Joy and Restoration

14 ^hSing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!

Zephaniah 3:17

17 ⁱThe Lord your God is in your midst,
^ja mighty one who will save;
^khe will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will quiet you by his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing.

Zechariah 10:7

7 Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
and ^ltheir hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.

Matthew 5:12

12 ^mRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ⁿso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Luke 1:47

47 ^oand my ^pspirit rejoices in ^qGod my Savior,