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The Lord Blesses His People

17 The Lord says,

“You will know that I am the Lord your God.
    I live in Zion.
    It is my holy mountain.
Jerusalem will be my holy city.
    People from other lands
    will never again attack it.

18 “At that time fresh wine will drip from the mountains.
    Milk will flow down from the hills.
    Water will run through all Judah’s valleys.
A fountain will flow out of my temple.
    It will water the places where acacia trees grow.
19 But Egypt will be deserted.
    Edom will become a dry and empty desert.
They did terrible harm to the people of Judah.
    My people were not guilty of doing anything wrong.
    But Egypt and Edom spilled their blood anyway.

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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