Book of Joel Chapter 2 Vs. 19

 The Lord Had Pity

Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: Joel 2:19

Yea, the Lord... By his prophets, as or, the Lord answered and said, while they were praying and weeping, or as soon as they cried unto him in repentance. Or, however, praying to him, they might assure themselves that he heard them, and would answer them both by words and deeds.

יְהֹוָה

y^ehôvâh

yeh-ho-vaw'

From H1961; (the) self-Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God: - Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.

Behold, I will... That is, cause the earth to bring forth corn, as wheat and barley, and the vines and olive trees to bring forth grapes and olives, from which wine and oil might be made. This is, according to some interpreters, to be understood of an abundance of spiritual blessings.

Behold...

הֵן

hên

hane

A primitive particle; lo! also (as expressing surprise) if: - behold, if, lo, though.

I will send...

שָׁלַח

shâlach

shaw-lakh'

A primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications): - X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).

and ye shall... With each and every of the above things, corn, wine, and oil; they should not only have them, but have enough of them. Even to beyond the point of satisfaction.

שָׂבֵעַ שָׂבַע

śâba‛ śâbêa‛

saw-bah', saw-bay'-ah

A primitive root; to sate, that is, fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively): - have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

and I will... For want of food, and as if forsaken of God (see Joel 2:17).

They did not deserve it, but God will forgave them, and restored their land.

לֹה לוֹא לֹא

lô' lô' lôh

lo, lo, lo

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles: - X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig [-norant], much, less, nay, neither, never, no ([-ne], -r, [-thing]), (X as though . . . , [can-], for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

The Lord’s promise began with a proclamation that the agricultural produce (grain, new wine, and oil) destroyed by the locusts (cf. Joel 1:10) would be restored. He then announced that His people would never again be an object of scorn to the nations (cf. Joel 2:17). Similarly (Joel 2:26-27) He promised they would never again… be shamed.

The Lord’s promise of restored agricultural blessing

The Lord’s promise began with a proclamation that the agricultural produce (grain, new wine, and oil) destroyed by the locusts (cf. Joel 1:10) would be restored. He then announced that His people would never again be an object of scorn to the nations (cf. Joel 2:17). Similarly (Joel 2:26-27) He promised they would “never again… be shamed.”

The seemingly unconditional tone of these statements is problematic if Joel 2:18-19 describe a historical event in Joel’s day. Whether one posits a preexilic or postexilic date for the writing of Joel, history shows that Israel, after Joel’s day, often did become an object of scorn. Perhaps the best solution to this difficulty is to understand that at least this aspect of the promise is eschatological in its ultimate fulfillment. Joel’s prophecy deals with Israel’s future apart from the chronological gaps which one sees so readily in retrospect. Consequently, prophecies pertaining to his own generation are merged here with those that await future realization. This is common in Old Testament prophecies (e.g., Isa. 9:6-7; 61:1-2; Zec. 9:9-10).