Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.
The Prophet here again repeats, that prayers would not be in vain, provided the Jews truly humbled themselves before God. Then God, he says, will be jealous for his land and spare his people. He confirms what I have already said that God would deal mercifully with his people, because they were his heritage, that is because he had chosen them for himself.
Mark how swift God is to help His people once they truly humble themselves and seek His face. They prayed for sparing; He answers with comfort and covenant faithfulness. He is jealous for His own land and for their dignity, He will not let them lie open to reproach as a miserable people. His compassion toward the penitent is a great encouragement.
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Commenting on Joel 2:18-27
Then will the Lord be jealous for his land,.... Or "zealous" for it; for the honour of it, and the good of its inhabitants, and for the glory of his own name, it being the chief place in the world for his worship and service; and his indignation will be moved against those who have brought desolation on it: and pity his people; as a...