Joel 3:17-19
Easy-to-Read Version
17 “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.
I live on Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem will become holy.
Strangers will never pass through that city again.
A New Life for Judah Promised
18 “On that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine.
The hills will flow with milk,
and water will flow through all the empty rivers of Judah.
A fountain will come from the Lord’s Temple.
It will give water to Acacia Valley.
19 Egypt will be empty.
Edom will be an empty wilderness,
because they were cruel to the people of Judah.
They killed innocent people[a] in their country.
Footnotes
- Joel 3:19 killed innocent people Literally, “shed innocent blood.”
Joel 3:17-19
New International Version
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(A) that I, the Lord your God,(B)
dwell in Zion,(C) my holy hill.(D)
Jerusalem will be holy;(E)
never again will foreigners invade her.(F)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(G)
and the hills will flow with milk;(H)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(I)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(J)
and will water the valley of acacias.[a](K)
19 But Egypt(L) will be desolate,
Edom(M) a desert waste,
because of violence(N) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
Footnotes
- Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim
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