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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 will never even go through it again.

A New Life Promised for Judah

18 “On that day wine will drip from the mountains,
    milk will flow from the hills,
    and water will run through all the ravines of Judah.
A fountain will flow from the Temple of the Lord
    and give water to the valley of acacia trees.
19 But Egypt will become empty,
    and Edom an empty desert,
because they were cruel to the people of Judah.
    They killed innocent people in that land.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim