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No, I will not.&#8221 The LORD dwells in Zion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I will pardon my people’s crimes, which I have not yet pardoned; and I, the LORD, will make my home in Jerusalem with my people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will avenge their blood, blood I have not avenged, for the LORD dwells in Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I will cleanse their blood <i>that</i> I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the LORD dwells in Zion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will avenge their blood <i>which</i> I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, Indeed, Yahweh dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I shall avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, for the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, for the LORD dwells in Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I, the LORD, live on Mount Zion. I will punish the guilty and defend the innocent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will punish those who murder." The LORD lives in Zion! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will acquit their bloodguilt that has not yet been acquitted. For the LORD lives in Zion!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.? For the LORD dwells in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will avenge their blood which I had not previously acquitted. It is the LORD who dwells in Zion! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned, for the LORD dwells in Zion."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed, for Yahweh dwells in Zion.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have declared their blood innocent, "" [That] I did not declare innocent, "" And YHWH is dwelling in Zion!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have declared their blood innocent, That I did not declare innocent, And Jehovah is dwelling in Zion!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I cleansed their blood I cleansed not: and Jehovah dwelt in Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will cleanse their blood, which I had not cleansed. And the Lord will remain in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will avenge their blood, and I will not acquit the guilt. The LORD dwells in Zion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will avenge their blood, and I will not clear the guilty, for the LORD dwells in Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I will avenge their blood, and I will not absolve the offenders; and the LORD will dwell in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall avenge their blood and I shall not have pity, and LORD JEHOVAH dwells in Zion.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will hold as innocent their blood that I have not held as innocent; And the LORD dwelleth in Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will make inquisition for their blood, and will by no means leave it unavenged: and the Lord shall dwell in Sion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/3-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oEU9eLLsIkI?start=816" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">Blessings for God's People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: wə·niq·qê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">For I will avenge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">their blood,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">which I have not yet</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: niq·qê·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">avenged.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">For the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: šō·ḵên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">dwells</a> <a href="/hebrew/6726.htm" title="6726: bə·ṣî·yō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A mountain in Jer., also a name for Jer. The same as tsiyuwn; Tsijon, a mountain of Jerusalem.">in Zion.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-8.htm">Jeremiah 33:8</a></span><br />And I will cleanse them from all the iniquity they have committed against Me, and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25-27</a></span><br />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. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-33.htm">Ezekiel 36:33</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: On the day I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be resettled and the ruins to be rebuilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a></span><br />“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm">Psalm 51:7</a></span><br />Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/79-9.htm">Psalm 79:9</a></span><br />Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/35-33.htm">Numbers 35:33-34</a></span><br />Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it. / Do not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Deuteronomy 32:43</a></span><br />Rejoice, O heavens, with Him, and let all God’s angels worship Him. Rejoice, O nations, with His people; for He will avenge the blood of His children. He will take vengeance on His adversaries and repay those who hate Him; He will cleanse His land and His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Revelation 7:14</a></span><br />“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5</a></span><br />and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a></span><br />how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">1 John 1:7</a></span><br />But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwells in Zion.</p><p class="hdg">will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Isaiah 4:4</a></b></br> When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Ezekiel 36:25,29</a></b></br> Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a></b></br> Then answered all the people, and said, His blood <i>be</i> on us, and on our children.</p><p class="hdg">for the Lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Joel 3:17</a></b></br> So shall ye know that I <i>am</i> the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm">Ezekiel 48:35</a></b></br> <i>It was</i> round about eighteen thousand <i>measures</i>: and the name of the city from <i>that</i> day <i>shall be</i>, The LORD <i>is</i> there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a></b></br> And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God <i>is</i> with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, <i>and be</i> their God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Avenge</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Avenged</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Bloodguilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-18.htm">Cleanse</a> <a href="/daniel/8-14.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Clear</a> <a 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<br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joel/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For I will avenge their blood</b><br>This phrase indicates God's promise of justice for His people. The concept of avenging blood is rooted in the Old Testament law, where God established Himself as the ultimate avenger of innocent blood (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Deuteronomy 32:43</a>). The shedding of innocent blood was a serious offense, and God promised to hold accountable those who committed such acts. This reflects God's holiness and His commitment to justice. The avenging of blood can also be seen as a precursor to the final judgment, where God will right all wrongs.<p><b>which I have not yet avenged.”</b><br>This suggests that there is a delay in the execution of justice, which is a common theme in the Bible. God's timing is often different from human expectations, and His patience is sometimes mistaken for inaction (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>). The delay serves a purpose, often allowing time for repentance and redemption. This phrase reassures the faithful that God has not forgotten His promises and that justice will ultimately be served.<p><b>For the LORD dwells in Zion.</b><br>Zion, often synonymous with Jerusalem, is significant as the spiritual and political center of Israel. It represents God's chosen dwelling place among His people (<a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-14</a>). The presence of the LORD in Zion signifies His protection, favor, and the fulfillment of His covenant promises. This phrase also points to the eschatological hope of God's eternal reign from Zion, as seen in prophetic literature (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>, <a href="/micah/4.htm">Micah 4:1-2</a>). The dwelling of the LORD in Zion is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's presence with His people, as He is Immanuel, "God with us" (<a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Matthew 1:23</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is just and righteous, promising to avenge the blood of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm">Zion</a></b><br>A term often used to refer to Jerusalem, the city of God, symbolizing His presence and the center of His divine rule.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_israel.htm">The People of Israel</a></b><br>The recipients of God's promise, who have suffered injustice and await divine retribution.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Those who have oppressed Israel and are subject to God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A prophetic event characterized by God's intervention in history to judge the nations and vindicate His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_is_certain.htm">God's Justice is Certain</a></b><br>God's promise to avenge the blood of His people assures us that He is a God of justice. We can trust that He will right every wrong in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_presence_of_god_in_zion.htm">The Presence of God in Zion</a></b><br>The LORD dwelling in Zion signifies His ongoing presence with His people. This encourages believers to seek His presence in their lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_living.htm">The Importance of Righteous Living</a></b><br>Knowing that God will judge the nations should motivate us to live righteously and align our lives with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The promise of divine retribution provides hope for those who suffer injustice, reminding us that God sees and will act on behalf of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_intercede_for_justice.htm">The Call to Intercede for Justice</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to pray for justice and intercede for those who are oppressed, trusting in God's ultimate plan for redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joel 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_end_times.htm">What does the Bible say about the end times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_peter's_acts_2_16-21_citation_accurate.htm">Does Peter's citation of Joel (Acts 2:16-21) truly match the original prophecy, or is it taken out of context?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_still_suffer_long.htm">Psalm 30:11-12: If mourning is truly turned to dancing, why do faithful believers throughout history often remain in prolonged suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">I will cleanse</span> . . .--The LXX. translate this sentence, "I will avenge their blood, and not leave it unavenged"--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the "innocent blood" mentioned in <a href="/joel/3-19.htm" title="Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.">Joel 3:19</a>; but the promise seems rather to indicate, as in the English Version, the extension of God's pardon to those hitherto unpardoned.<p><span class= "bld">The Lord dwelleth in Zion</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> over a raging and swelling world, probably unconscious of Him, the Lord nevertheless reigns in the heavenly Jerusalem, and all His redeemed shall dwell securely under His eternal rule. "And the name of the city from that day shall be Jehovah Shammah, the LORD IS THERE (<a href="/ezekiel/48-35.htm" title="It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.">Ezekiel 48:35</a>).<p><span class= "bld"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/3-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For I will acquit</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִקֵּ֖יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niq·qê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their bloodguilt</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(dā·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which I have not yet</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">acquitted.”</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקֵּ֑יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dwells</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁכֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Zion.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצִיּֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣî·yō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6726.htm">Strong's 6726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zion -- a mountain in Jerusalem, also a name for Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/3-21.htm">Joel 3:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/3-21.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 3:21 I will cleanse their blood that (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/3-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 3:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 3:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/amos/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Amos 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Amos 1:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>