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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 />Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“But Judah will be filled with people forever, and Jerusalem will endure through all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, And Jerusalem for all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, And Jerusalem for all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Judah shall be inhabited forever And Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but Judah and Jerusalem will always have people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People will always live in Judah. People will live in Jerusalem from now on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Judah will live forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will reside securely forever, and Jerusalem will be secure from one generation to the next. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Judah dwells for all time, "" And Jerusalem to generation and generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Judah shall dwell forever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Judea will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for generation upon generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for all generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Judah shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But Judah shall dwell for ever and Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Yehuda shall dwell for eternity and Jerusalem for a generation of generations<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But Judah shall be inhabited for ever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joel/3-20.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=809" 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">19</span>Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">But Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will be inhabited forever,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></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/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·wr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">from generation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: wā·ḏō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">to generation.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.…<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="/amos/9-15.htm">Amos 9:15</a></span><br />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="/isaiah/60-21.htm">Isaiah 60:21</a></span><br />Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-40.htm">Jeremiah 31:40</a></span><br />The whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25</a></span><br />They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their prince forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Zechariah 14:11</a></span><br />People will live there, and never again will there be an utter destruction. So Jerusalem will dwell securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Isaiah 32:18</a></span><br />Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Psalm 125:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-29.htm">Psalm 37:29</a></span><br />The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-9.htm">Isaiah 65:9</a></span><br />And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-17.htm">Isaiah 65:17-19</a></span><br />For behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. / But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy and its people to be a delight. / I will rejoice in Jerusalem and take delight in My people. The sounds of weeping and crying will no longer be heard in her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-1.htm">Revelation 21:1-3</a></span><br />Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. / I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-3.htm">Revelation 22:3-5</a></span><br />No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him. / They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. / There will be no more night in the city, and they will have no need for the light of a lamp or of the sun. For the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Luke 1:33</a></span><br />and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a></span><br />Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.</p><p class="hdg">Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">Isaiah 33:20</a></b></br> Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle <i>that</i> shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-25.htm">Ezekiel 37:25</a></b></br> And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, <i>even</i> they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David <i>shall be</i> their prince for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-15.htm">Amos 9:15</a></b></br> And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.</p><p class="hdg">dwell.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joel/2-11.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/joel/2-27.htm">Age</a> <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/joel/1-3.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-12.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/joel/3-17.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-35.htm">Peopled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Age</a> <a href="/amos/3-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Inhabited</a> <a href="/amos/1-2.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/amos/1-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-7.htm">Peopled</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>But Judah will be inhabited forever</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the enduring nature of Judah's existence. Historically, Judah was the southern kingdom of Israel, known for its capital, Jerusalem. The promise of perpetual habitation suggests divine protection and blessing. This can be seen as a fulfillment of God's covenant with David, where his lineage would have an everlasting kingdom (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). Theologically, it points to the eternal nature of God's promises to His people. The idea of "forever" can also be seen as eschatological, pointing to the ultimate restoration and peace in the Messianic age, where Christ, the descendant of David, reigns eternally.<p><b>and Jerusalem from generation to generation</b><br>Jerusalem holds a central place in biblical history as the city of David and the location of the Temple, symbolizing God's presence among His people. The phrase "from generation to generation" underscores the continuity of God's faithfulness and the city's significance throughout time. This promise can be linked to prophecies in Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/2-2.htm">Isaiah 2:2-4</a>) and Zechariah (<a href="/zechariah/8-3.htm">Zechariah 8:3</a>), which speak of Jerusalem's future glory and peace. In a New Testament context, Jerusalem is also seen as a type of the heavenly city, the New Jerusalem, described in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>, where God's people will dwell eternally with Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, representing the southern kingdom after the division of Israel. It holds significant historical and spiritual importance as the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah and a central place of worship for the Israelites. It is often seen as a symbol of God's presence and His covenant with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_joel.htm">Prophet Joel</a></b><br>The author of the Book of Joel, who prophesied during a time of national calamity, calling the people to repentance and foretelling God's future restoration and judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A recurring theme in Joel, referring to a time of divine intervention, judgment, and ultimate restoration for God's people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Joel where God promises to restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, ensuring their perpetual habitation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br><a href="/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20</a> assures us of God's unwavering commitment to His covenant with His people. Despite current circumstances, believers can trust in God's promises for the future.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_eternal_nature_of_god's_kingdom.htm">The Eternal Nature of God's Kingdom</a></b><br>The prophecy of Judah and Jerusalem's perpetual habitation points to the eternal nature of God's kingdom, encouraging believers to focus on eternal values rather than temporal concerns.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Just as God promised restoration for Judah and Jerusalem, He offers restoration and hope to all who turn to Him. This encourages believers to seek God's renewal in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_obedience.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>Joel's message underscores the need for repentance and obedience to experience God's blessings. Believers are called to examine their lives and align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_with_an_eternal_perspective.htm">Living with an Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding the eternal promises of God helps believers live with an eternal perspective, influencing their daily decisions and interactions with others.<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/how_do_skeptics_view_joel_3_20.htm">If Joel 3:20 promises perpetual habitation of Judah, how do skeptics address the region’s continuous historical upheavals and changes in governance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extrabiblical_reaction_to_ezekiel_12.htm">If God intended Ezekiel's symbolic actions in Ezekiel 12:6-7 to be a warning for all, why is there no extrabiblical evidence of widespread awareness or reaction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ahaziah's_age_as_king.htm">How old was Ahaziah when he became king? (2 Kings 8:26 vs. 2 Chronicles 22:2)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20, 21.</span> - The contrast which these verses present to what precedes is very striking. While Egypt and Edom are devoted to desolation and destruction, Judah, personified, shall dwell (margin, <span class="accented">abide</span>), and Jerusalem, or rather, as we think, Judah shall be dwelt in, as also its capital, from generation to generation. In the concluding verse a reason is assigned. <span class="cmt_word">For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed</span>. The blood shed by the Egyptians and Edomites is proved by Jehovah to be innocent blood, because he promises to avenge it in the end, though for wise and good reasons he had delayed to do so. This closing thought is well explained by Keil in the words, "The eternal desolation of the world-kingdoms mentioned here will wipe out all the wrong which they have done to the people of God, and which has hitherto remained un-punished." When Jehovah thus wipes out the bloodguiltiness of the enemies of Judah by punishing them with destruction for their cruelties, while he exalts gloriously, finally, and for ever his people, he proves his sovereignty over them and his dwelling-place in Zion. The Hebrew interpreters, with the exception of Abarbanel, understand this passage <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> literally; thus Kimchi: "At that time (the day of the Lord), after making an end of the nations there, great goodness shall accrue to Israel;" the same is seen in the exposition of the last verse of the chapter. Rashi says, "Even if I shall cleanse them of the remaining transgression which is in their hands, and the evil-doing which they have done to me, the blood of the children of Judah I will not cleanse from them;" also in commenting on the same, Kimchi <span class="accented">says</span>, "<span class="accented">For</span> their silver and their gold which they took I will cleanse the nations, for Israel also shall take from them in the future, and they shall become their spoil; but for their blood which they have shed I will not cleanse them, but life shall be for life - the life of those that shed it, or of their children after them; for for all the silver and the gold that is in the world which they shall give as a ransom of their souls they shall not be cleansed of the blood which they have shed;" also, "For the ages of eternity shall his dwelling-place be in Zion, after that it shall return there in the days of the Messiah." <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> Some refer the passage to millennial times. <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> Others to the time of the consummation of all things. Thus Keil, comparing <a href="/ezekiel/47.htm">Ezekiel 47</a>, <a href="/zechariah/14.htm">Zechariah 14</a>, <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21</a>. and 22, says, "This passage does not teach the earthly glorification of Palestine, and desolation of Egypt and Idumaea, but that Judah and Jerusalem are types of the kingdom of God, whilst Egypt and Edom are types of the world-powers that are at enmity against God; in other words, that this description is not to be understood literally, but spiritually;" he had previously intimated that spiritual sense, "For Zion or Jerusalem is, of course, not the Jerusalem of the earthly Palestine, but the sanctified and glorified city of the living God, in which the Lord will be eternally united with his redeemed, sanctified, and glorified Church." . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joel/3-20.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">But Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהוּדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">will be inhabited forever,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵׁ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם</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 /><br /><span class="word">from generation</span><br /><span class="heb">לְד֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to generation.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָדֽוֹר׃</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joel/3-20.htm">Joel 3:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joel/3-20.htm">OT Prophets: Joel 3:20 But Judah will be inhabited forever (Jl Joe.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/joel/3-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joel 3:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joel 3:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/joel/3-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joel 3:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joel 3:21" /></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>