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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joel/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“At the time of those events,” says the LORD, “when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For behold, in those [climactic] days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At that time I, the LORD, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"In those days and at that time, I will bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "At that time I will restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br /> "Look, now! In those very days and at that time, when I restore prosperity to Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For look! In those days and at that time I will return the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"For, look, in those days, and in that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“For behold, in those days, and in that time, "" When I turn back [to] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back to the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold, in those days and in that time when I shall turn hack the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days and in that time, when I will have converted the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For see, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For then, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />FOR behold, in those days and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because in those days and at that season when I return the captivity of Judea and of Jerusalem<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days, and in that time, When I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, behold, in those days and at that time, when I shall have turned the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/3-1.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=596" 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">The LORD Judges the Nations</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“Yes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hā·hêm·māh (Art:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">in those</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yā·mîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hî (Art:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">and at that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ū·ḇā·‘êṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">time,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">when</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ʾå̄·šūḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">I restore</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: wî·rū·šā·lim (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">and Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/7622.htm" title="7622: šə·ḇūṯ (N-fsc) -- Captivity, captives. Or shbiyth; from shabah; exile, concretely, prisoners; figuratively, a former state of prosperity.">from captivity,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.…<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="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17-21</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. / Even on My menservants and maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. / I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1-2</a></span><br />Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. / For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a></span><br />For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-14.htm">Ezekiel 38:14-16</a></span><br />Therefore prophesy, son of man, and tell Gog that this is what the Lord GOD says: On that day when My people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not take notice of this? / And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army. / You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. / And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/3-5.htm">Hosea 3:5</a></span><br />Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14-15</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Micah 4:1-3</a></span><br />In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. / And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. / Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8-9</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy. / For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-26.htm">Romans 11:26-27</a></span><br />And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. / And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a></span><br />On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-25.htm">Ezekiel 39:25-29</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Now I will restore Jacob from captivity and will have compassion on the whole house of Israel, and I will be jealous for My holy name. / They will forget their disgrace and all the treachery they committed against Me, when they dwell securely in their land, with no one to frighten them. / When I bring them back from the peoples and gather them out of the lands of their enemies, I will show My holiness in them in the sight of many nations. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,</p><p class="hdg">in those.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-29.htm">Joel 2:29</a></b></br> And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/12-1.htm">Daniel 12:1</a></b></br> And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation <i>even</i> to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">Zephaniah 3:19,20</a></b></br> Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame… </p><p class="hdg">when.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a></b></br> That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/6-37.htm">2 Chronicles 6:37,38</a></b></br> Yet <i>if</i> they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">Psalm 14:7</a></b></br> Oh that the salvation of Israel <i>were come</i> out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, <i>and</i> Israel shall be glad.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/6-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/hosea/7-1.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hosea/12-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Time</a> <a href="/joel/2-14.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/amos/1-5.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/joel/3-3.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/micah/3-11.htm">Fortunes</a> <a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/amos/9-11.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Joel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/3-1.htm">God's judgments against the enemies of his people.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/3-9.htm">God will be known in his judgment.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joel/3-18.htm">His blessing upon the church.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <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>Yes, in those days and at that time</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific future period, often associated with the "Day of the Lord," a recurring theme in prophetic literature. It suggests a divinely appointed time when God will intervene in human history. This eschatological language is common in the prophetic books, pointing to a time of judgment and restoration. The phrase "in those days" is often used in the Old Testament to denote a significant future event (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/33-15.htm">Jeremiah 33:15</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/38-18.htm">Ezekiel 38:18</a>).<p><b>when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity</b><br>This restoration refers to the return of the Jewish people to their homeland after a period of exile. Historically, this can be linked to the Babylonian captivity, when the Jews were exiled from Judah and Jerusalem and later allowed to return under the decree of Cyrus the Great (<a href="/ezra/1.htm">Ezra 1:1-4</a>). Theologically, it signifies God's faithfulness to His covenant promises, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a> and <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a>. The restoration is not only physical but also spiritual, symbolizing a renewal of the relationship between God and His people. This theme of restoration is echoed in other prophetic books, such as <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, where the vision of the dry bones represents the revival of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>A significant region in the southern part of ancient Israel, representing the Jewish people and their heritage. It is often symbolic of God's chosen people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and identity. It holds a special place in biblical prophecy and history as the city of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_from_captivity.htm">Restoration from Captivity</a></b><br>This event refers to God's promise to bring His people back from exile, symbolizing redemption and renewal. It is a theme of hope and divine intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/in_those_days_and_at_that_time.htm">In those days and at that time</a></b><br>This phrase indicates a specific period in prophetic history, often associated with the "Day of the Lord," a time of judgment and salvation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_joel.htm">Prophet Joel</a></b><br>The author of the book, Joel is a prophet who conveys God's messages of judgment and restoration to the people of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_restoration.htm">God's Faithfulness in Restoration</a></b><br>God's promise to restore Judah and Jerusalem demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness. Believers can trust in God's promises for their own lives, knowing He is committed to their spiritual restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_divine_timing.htm">The Significance of Divine Timing</a></b><br>The phrase "in those days and at that time" reminds us that God's plans unfold according to His perfect timing. We are encouraged to be patient and trust in His divine schedule.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_captivity.htm">Hope in Times of Captivity</a></b><br>Just as God promised to restore His people from physical captivity, He offers spiritual freedom and renewal to those who feel trapped by sin or circumstances. Believers are called to seek God's deliverance and embrace His transformative power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_centrality_of_jerusalem.htm">The Centrality of Jerusalem</a></b><br>Jerusalem's role in prophecy highlights the importance of worship and spiritual focus. Christians are encouraged to prioritize their relationship with God and maintain a heart centered on His presence.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joel/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>III.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">That time.--</span>The whole course of the events of the world is shown to lead up by Divine providence to the Great Day of the Lord, when "the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain, and the Lord shall be exalted." Then will be "the times of the restitution of all things;" then will the people of God be brought out of captivity, and vengeance executed upon their enemies. This progress, with its final consummation, is the subject of the concluding lines of Joel's prophecy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-3.</span> - These verses describe the deliverance of God's people and the destruction of his enemies because of their injurious, insulting, and ignominious treatment of his people. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - The <span class="accented">time</span> referred to: <span class="cmt_word">In those days, and in that time</span>, is the first point to be determined. The reference is obviously to the period spoken of in the twenty-eighth verse of the second chapter, where we read, "And it shall come to pass <span class="accented">afterward</span>, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flush." This seems to fix the date at least of the commencement of the events recorded in these verses. These events must have been subsequent to that Pentecostal outpouring of the Holy Spirit. But a still closer specification of the time is added by way of apposition, namely (<span class="accented">asher</span> supplemented by <span class="accented">bahem</span> or <span class="accented">bah</span>), <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem.</span> This form of expression includes, beside the restoration of God's people from their dispersion and redemption out of captivity or distress of any kind, their elevation also to a higher position of dignity and to greater prosperity than they had ever before enjoyed. Thus of Job we read (<a href="/job/42-10.htm">Job 42:10</a>)," And the Lord turned the captivity of Job... also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before." The <span class="accented">ki</span> which introduces the verse gives assurance that the blessing promised in the concluding verse of the preceding chapter shall be realized; while the <span class="accented">hinneh</span> directs attention to the novelty and importance of the subject introduced in the first verse of this present chapter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/3-1.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">Yes,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in those</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהֵ֖מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיָּמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(bay·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and at that</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהִ֑יא</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָעֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·‘êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I restore</span><br /><span class="heb">אָשִׁ֛יב</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·šîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from captivity</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁב֥וּת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7622.htm">Strong's 7622: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exile, prisoners, a former state of prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jerusalem,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(wî·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/3-1.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 3:1 For behold in those days and (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/2-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 2:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 2:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/3-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 3:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 3:2" /></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>