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16 The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem.
    His loud voice will sound like a growl from Jerusalem.
    And the sky and the earth will shake.
But the Lord will be a safe place for his people.
    He will be a strong place of safety for the people of Israel.

17 “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.
    I stay in my holy Mount Zion.
Jerusalem will become holy.
    Strangers will never take over that city again.

A New Life Promised for Judah

18 “On that day the mountains will be covered with grapes for sweet wine.
    The hills will be covered with cows to give milk.
    And water will flow through all the ravines of Judah.
A fountain will flow from the Temple of the Lord.
    It will give water to the valley of acacia trees.

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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

17 “Then you will know(F) that I, the Lord your God,(G)
    dwell in Zion,(H) my holy hill.(I)
Jerusalem will be holy;(J)
    never again will foreigners invade her.(K)

18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(L)
    and the hills will flow with milk;(M)
    all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(N)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(O)
    and will water the valley of acacias.[a](P)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim