19. The Lord responded to the people:See, I am sending youthe corn, new wine, and fresh oil,and you will be fully satisfied by it;and I will no longer make youa disgrace among the nations.
20. I will remove the northern army far from youand drive it into a dried-up and desolate land,its front into the eastern sea,and its rear into the western sea.Its stench will rise up;its stink will come to the surface.The Lord is about to do great things!
21. Don’t fear, fertile land;rejoice and be glad,for the Lord is about to do great things!
22. Don’t be afraid, animals of the field,for the meadows of the wilderness will turn green;the tree will bear its fruit;the fig tree and grapevine will give their full yield.
23. Children of Zion,rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God,because he will give you the early rain as a sign of righteousness;he will pour down abundant rain for you,the early and the late rain, as before.
24. The threshing floors will be full of grain;the vats will overflow with new wine and fresh oil.
25. I will repay you for the yearsthat the cutting locust,the swarming locust, the hopping locust, and the devouring locust have eaten—my great army, which I sent against you.