Joel
Joel 3:20–21
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
- g 3:21 Or For I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not yet pardoned.
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
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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.