Joel 3:21

Translations

Modern

For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.

Traditional

For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

Literal

And I will clear their bloodguilt that I have not cleared. And YHWH is dwelling in Zion!

Latin

Et mundabo sanguinem eorum, quem non mundaveram; et Dominus commorabitur in Sion.

Original

Hebrew

English

For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.

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 The Return of God’s Presence with His People

Events

Prophecies of Joelc. 820 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 4:4
…when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
Ezekiel 36:25
I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
Ezekiel 36:29
I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
Ezekiel 48:35
The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
Joel 3:17
Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.

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

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