Joel

Joel 3:16–21

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.

18And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine,

and the hills will flow with milk.

All the streams of Judah will run with water,

and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD

to water the Valley of Acacias.f

19Egypt will become desolate,

and Edom a desert wasteland,

because of the violence done to the people of Judah,

in whose land they shed innocent blood.

20But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21For I will avenge their blood,

which I have not yet avenged.g”

For the LORD dwells in Zion.

Footnotes

  • f 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim
  • g 3:21 Or For I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not yet pardoned.

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Joel 3:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The LORDוַיהוָ֞הYah·wehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will roarיִשְׁאָ֗גyiš·’āḡVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7580 roar
from Zionמִצִּיּ֣וֹןmiṣ·ṣî·yō·wnPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion
and raiseיִתֵּ֣ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
His voiceקוֹל֔וֹqō·w·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
from Jerusalemוּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ū·mî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
heavenשָׁמַ֣יִםšā·ma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and earthוָאָ֑רֶץwā·’ā·reṣConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
will trembleוְרָעֲשׁ֖וּwə·rā·‘ă·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH7493 quake, shake
But the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙Yah·wehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will be a refugeמַֽחֲסֶ֣הma·ḥă·sehNoun - masculine singularH4268 refuge, shelter
for His peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹlə·‘am·mōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5971 people
a strongholdוּמָע֖וֹזū·mā·‘ō·wzConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4581 place or means of safety, protection
for the peopleלִבְנֵ֥יliḇ·nêPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Joel 3:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֗םwî·ḏa‘·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Iאֲנִ֤י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God
who dwellsשֹׁכֵ֖ןšō·ḵênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbə·ṣî·yō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion
My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יqāḏ·šîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
mountainהַר־har-Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
will beוְהָיְתָ֤הwə·hā·yə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holyקֹ֔דֶשׁqō·ḏešNoun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
neverלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
againעֽוֹד׃ס‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
to be overrunיַֽעַבְרוּ־ya·‘aḇ·rū-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by foreignersוְזָרִ֥יםwə·zā·rîmConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine pluralH2114 be a stranger

Joel 3:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוְהָיָה֩wə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in thatהַה֜וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַיּ֨וֹםḇay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe·hā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
will dripיִטְּפ֧וּyiṭ·ṭə·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5197 drop, drip
with sweet wineעָסִ֗יס‘ā·sîsNoun - masculine singularH6071 sweet wine
and the hillsוְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH1389 hill
will flowתֵּלַ֣כְנָהtê·laḵ·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
with milkחָלָ֔בḥā·lāḇNoun - masculine singularH2461 milk
Allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the streamsאֲפִיקֵ֥י’ă·p̄î·qêNoun - masculine plural constructH650 channel
of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
will runיֵ֣לְכוּyê·lə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
with waterמָ֑יִםmā·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
and a springוּמַעְיָ֗ןū·ma‘·yānConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4599 spring
will flowיֵצֵ֔אyê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
from the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmib·bêṯPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
to waterוְהִשְׁקָ֖הwə·hiš·qāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
the Valleyנַ֥חַלna·ḥalNoun - masculine singular constructH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Acaciasהַשִּׁטִּֽים׃haš·šiṭ·ṭîmArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7851 Shittim

Joel 3:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will becomeתִֽהְיֶ֔הṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolateלִשְׁמָמָ֣הliš·mā·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8077 a devastation, waste
and Edomוֶאֱד֕וֹםwe·’ĕ·ḏō·wmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
a desertלְמִדְבַּ֥רlə·miḏ·barPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH4057 mouth
wastelandשְׁמָמָ֖הšə·mā·māhNoun - feminine singularH8077 a devastation, waste
because of the violenceמֵֽחֲמַס֙mê·ḥă·masPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2555 violence, wrong
done to the peopleבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
in whoseאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
landבְּאַרְצָֽם׃bə·’ar·ṣāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH776 earth, land
they shedשָׁפְכ֥וּšā·p̄ə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8210 pour out, pour
innocentנָקִ֖יאnā·qîAdjective - masculine singularH5355 clean, free from, exempt
bloodדָם־ḏām-Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood

Joel 3:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הwî·hū·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
will be inhabited foreverתֵּשֵׁ֑בtê·šêḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םwî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
from generationלְד֥וֹרlə·ḏō·wrPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
to generationוָדֽוֹר׃wā·ḏō·wrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling

Joel 3:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
For I will avengeוְנִקֵּ֖יתִיwə·niq·qê·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5352 be empty(?), clean
their bloodדָּמָ֣םdā·māmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1818 blood
which I have not yetלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
avengedנִקֵּ֑יתִיniq·qê·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH5352 be empty(?), clean
For the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
dwellsשֹׁכֵ֥ןšō·ḵênVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in Zionבְּצִיּֽוֹן׃bə·ṣî·yō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6726 Zion

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

Joel 3:18 Ezekiel 47:1–12 · Revelation 22:1–2 · Zechariah 14:8 · Isaiah 35:6 · Amos 9:13–14 · Isaiah 30:25 · Numbers 25:1

Joel 3:19 Isaiah 19:1–15 · Jeremiah 51:35 · Zechariah 14:18–19

Joel 3:20 Ezekiel 37:25 · Isaiah 33:20 · Amos 9:15

Joel 3:21 Ezekiel 36:25 · Revelation 21:3 · Isaiah 4:4 · Ezekiel 36:29 · Ezekiel 48:35 · Joel 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.