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Joel 3

Joel 3:20

Blessings for God’s People · Joel 3:17–21
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Translations

Modern
But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Traditional
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Literal
And Judah will abide forever, and Jerusalem for generation and generation.
Latin
Et Judæa in æternum habitabitur, et Jerusalem in generationem et generationem.

Original

Hebrew
English
But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Notes

Joel 3:20–21

The end of Joel’s prophecy is the opposite of its beginning. In Joel 1:1–20, Judah’s future seemed uncertain. Plague and drought, signs of divine judgment, threatened Judah’s survival. Now Joel concludes with the divine promise that Judah and Jerusalem will last through all generations. God's people in every era find security in the hope that his kingdom will rule over heaven and earth (see also Isaiah 9:6–7; Daniel 2:44; 7:13–14).

Joel 2:28–3:21

In the distant future, God will restore his people's spiritual lives. He will give his Spirit to all who respond to him with faith. He will judge the peoples and nations that refuse to recognize his authority.

Theme notes and profiles

The Promise of a Second Exodus

Events

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Joel Day of the Lord Shekinah Zion

Topics

God: Grace of Jerusalem of Final Restoration of Joel: Sets Forth the Blessings of the Church Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning: Dispersion of