Joel 3:16-18
Expanded Bible
16 The Lord ·will roar like a lion from Jerusalem [L roars from Zion];
his loud voice will thunder from ·that city [L Jerusalem],
and the ·sky [heavens] and the earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a ·safe place [refuge] for his people,
a ·strong place of safety [stronghold] for the ·people [L sons; T children] of Israel.
17 “Then you will know that I, the Lord your God,
live on my holy Mount Zion.
Jerusalem will be a holy place,
and ·strangers [foreigners] will never even go through it again [C as invaders].
A New Life Promised for Judah
18 “On that day ·wine [sweet/new wine] will drip from the mountains,
milk will flow from the hills [C symbols of bounty and prosperity],
and water will run through all the ·ravines [streambeds] of Judah.
A fountain will flow from the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord
and give water to the valley of ·acacia trees [L Shittim; C perhaps a proper name; Num. 25:1].
Joel 3:16-18
New International Version
16 The Lord will roar(A) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(B)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(C)
But the Lord will be a refuge(D) for his people,
a stronghold(E) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
Footnotes
- Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim
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