Joel

Joel 3:18–21

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 3:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְהָיָה֩	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in that	הַה֜וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַיּ֨וֹם	ḇay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the mountains	הֶהָרִ֣ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
will drip	יִטְּפ֧וּ	yiṭ·ṭə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5197 drop, drip
with sweet wine	עָסִ֗יס	‘ā·sîs	Noun - masculine singular	H6071 sweet wine
and the hills	וְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙	wə·hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
will flow	תֵּלַ֣כְנָה	tê·laḵ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with milk	חָלָ֔ב	ḥā·lāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
All	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the streams	אֲפִיקֵ֥י	’ă·p̄î·qê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H650 channel
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
will run	יֵ֣לְכוּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and a spring	וּמַעְיָ֗ן	ū·ma‘·yān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4599 spring
will flow	יֵצֵ֔א	yê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the house	מִבֵּ֤ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to water	וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה	wə·hiš·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
the Valley	נַ֥חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Acacias	הַשִּׁטִּֽים׃	haš·šiṭ·ṭîm	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7851 Shittim

Joel 3:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Egypt	מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will become	תִֽהְיֶ֔ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolate	לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה	liš·mā·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
and Edom	וֶאֱד֕וֹם	we·’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
a desert	לְמִדְבַּ֥ר	lə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth
wasteland	שְׁמָמָ֖ה	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
because of the violence	מֵֽחֲמַס֙	mê·ḥă·mas	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2555 violence, wrong
done to the people	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
in whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
land	בְּאַרְצָֽם׃	bə·’ar·ṣām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
they shed	שָׁפְכ֥וּ	šā·p̄ə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8210 pour out, pour
innocent	נָקִ֖יא	nā·qî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
blood	דָם־	ḏām-	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood

Joel 3:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Judah	וִיהוּדָ֖ה	wî·hū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
will be inhabited forever	תֵּשֵׁ֑ב	tê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and Jerusalem	וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	wî·rū·šā·lim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
from generation	לְד֥וֹר	lə·ḏō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
to generation	וָדֽוֹר׃	wā·ḏō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

Joel 3:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I will avenge	וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי	wə·niq·qê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
their blood	דָּמָ֣ם	dā·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1818 blood
which I have not yet	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
avenged	נִקֵּ֑יתִי	niq·qê·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
For the LORD	וַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
dwells	שֹׁכֵ֥ן	šō·ḵên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in Zion	בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃	bə·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion