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23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem!
Rejoice in the LORD your God!
For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness.
Once more the autumn rains will come,
as well as the rains of spring.
24 The threshing floors will again be piled high with grain,
and the presses will overflow with new wine and olive oil.
24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts,
O my people that dwellest in Zion,
Be not afraid of the Assyrian:
He shall smite thee with a rod,
And shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt.
25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease,
And mine anger in their destruction.
26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him
According to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb:
And as his rod was upon the sea,
So shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt.
27 And it shall come to pass in that day,
That his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder,
And his yoke from off thy neck,
And the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
FAT—(Heb. heleb) denotes the richest part of the animal, or the fattest of the flock, in the account of Abel’s sacrifice (Gen. 4:4). It sometimes denotes the best of any production (Gen. 45:18; Num. 18:12; Ps. 81:16). The fat of sacrifices was to be burned (Lev. 3:9–11; 4:8; 7:3; 8:25; Num. 18:17. Comp. Ex. 29:13–22; Lev. 3:3–5).
It is used figuratively for a dull, stupid state of mind (Ps 17:10).
In Joel 2:24 the word is equivalent to “vat,” a vessel. The hebrew word here thus rendered is elsewhere rendered “wine-fat” and “press-fat” (Hag. 2:16; Isa. 63:2).
1fat \ˈfat\ adjective
fat•ter; fat•test [Middle English, from Old English f∓tt, past participle of fǣtan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat] before 12th century
1: notable for having an unusual amount of fat:
a: PLUMP
b: OBESE
c of a meat animal: fattened for market
d of food: OILY, GREASY
2 a: well filled out: THICK, BIG 〈a fat book〉
b: full in tone and quality: RICH 〈a gorgeous fat bass voice—Irish Digest〉
c: well stocked 〈a fat larder〉
d: PROSPEROUS, WEALTHY 〈grew fat on the war—Time〉
e: being substantial and impressive 〈a fat bank account〉
3 a: richly rewarding or profitable 〈a fat part in a movie〉 〈a fat contract〉
b: practically nonexistent 〈a fat chance〉
4: PRODUCTIVE, FERTILE 〈a fat year for crops〉
5: STUPID, FOOLISH