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17 “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will never pass through it again.

God Brings Good to His People

18 “In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk. All the rivers of Judah will flow with water. And a river will go out from the house of the Lord to water the valley of Shittim. 19 Egypt will be destroyed and Edom will become a desert waste, because of the bad things done to the sons of Judah. They have killed people in the land of Judah who were not guilty of wrong-doing.

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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