Joel
Joel 3:17
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.
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.