2:23a Be glad, O children of Zion,

People of Zion, you (plur.) be (plur.) happy
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Be (plur.) happy, you (plur.) who live in Jerusalem!

2:23b and rejoice in the LORD your God,

and rejoice (plur.) in Yahweh your (plur.) God.
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Celebrate (plur.) ⌊because of all that⌋ Yahweh your (plur.) God ⌊has done for you (plur.) ⌋ !

2:23c for He has given you the autumn rains

⌊Be glad that⌋ he has sent the early rains to you (plur.),
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He has sent the first rain of the season to you (plur.)

2:23d for your vindication.

because he is righteous/faithful ⌊to keep his word/promises⌋ .
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because he always does as he promises.

2:23c–d (reordered)

He is faithful ⌊to keep his word/promises⌋ , so he has sent the autumn rains to you (plur.).
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Because he always does as he promises, he has sent the early rains to you (plur.).

2:23e He sends you showers,

He has given/sent plentiful rain for you (plur.),
-or-
He causes enough rain to fall on your ⌊fields⌋ ,

2:23f both autumn and spring rains, as before.

the early rain and the later rain, as ⌊he did⌋ in the past.
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both at the beginning and the end of the rainy season. This is just what he used to do ⌊for you⌋ .

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