Joel

Joel 3:19–20

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.

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.