Joel

Joel 3:16–17

¹⁶The LORD will roar from Zion

and raise His voice from Jerusalem;

heaven and earth will tremble.

But the LORD will be a refuge for His people,

a stronghold for the people of Israel.

¹⁷Then you will know that I am the LORD your God,

who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.

Jerusalem will be holy,

never again to be overrun by foreigners.

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Joel 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	וַיהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will roar	יִשְׁאָ֗ג	yiš·’āḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7580 roar
from Zion	מִצִּיּ֣וֹן	miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
and raise	יִתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
His voice	קוֹל֔וֹ	qō·w·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
from Jerusalem	וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	ū·mî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
heaven	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and earth	וָאָ֑רֶץ	wā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will tremble	וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ	wə·rā·‘ă·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7493 quake, shake
But the LORD	וַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will be a refuge	מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה	ma·ḥă·seh	Noun - masculine singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
for His people	לְעַמּ֔וֹ	lə·‘am·mōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
a stronghold	וּמָע֖וֹז	ū·mā·‘ō·wz	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
for the people	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

Joel 3:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you will know	וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם	wî·ḏa‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֤י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
who dwells	שֹׁכֵ֖ן	šō·ḵên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in Zion	בְּצִיּ֣וֹן	bə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
My holy	קָדְשִׁ֑י	qāḏ·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
mountain	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
will be	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קֹ֔דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
again	עֽוֹד׃ס	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
to be overrun	יַֽעַבְרוּ־	ya·‘aḇ·rū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by foreigners	וְזָרִ֥ים	wə·zā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger

Cross-references

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Joel 3:16 Amos 1:2 · Joel 2:10–11 · Jeremiah 25:30–31 · Jeremiah 16:19 · Haggai 2:6 · Isaiah 42:13 · Proverbs 18:10 · Psalm 61:3 · Isaiah 51:16 · Ezekiel 38:19 · Revelation 16:18 · Psalm 18:2

Joel 3:17 Joel 2:27 · Isaiah 52:1 · Nahum 1:15 · Revelation 21:27 · Isaiah 4:3 · Jeremiah 31:23 · Zechariah 14:20–21 · Joel 3:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.