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Joel 3:20–21

20  rBut Judah shall be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem to all generations.

21  sI will avenge their blood,

blood I have not avenged,4

hfor the Lord dwells in Zion.”

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Joel 3:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Judah will be inhabited forever

and Jerusalem through all generations.

21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?

No, I will not.”

The Lord dwells in Zion!

Joel 3:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 But Judah shall dwell for ever,

And Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed:

For the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 “But Judah will be filled with people forever,

and Jerusalem will endure through all generations.

21 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.”

Joel 3:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 But Judah shall abide forever,

And Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21 For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted;

For the Lord dwells in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 But there will always be people living in Judah,

and people will live in Jerusalem from now on.

21 Egypt and Edom killed my people,

so I will definitely punish them.”

The Lord lives in Jerusalem!

Joel 3:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 And I will purge them from the blood from which I had not purged them: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 People will always live in Judah. 

People will live in Jerusalem from now on. 

21 I will punish those who murder.” 

The Lord lives in Zion! 

Joel 3:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21 I will pardon their bloodguilt,

which I have not pardoned,

for the Lord dwells in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 But Judah shall be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem to all generations.

21 I will avenge their blood, and I will not clear the guilty,

for the Lord dwells in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem for all generations.

21 I will cleanse their bloodguilt that I did not cleanse,

for Yahweh is dwelling in Zion.

Joel 3:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 My people will live in Judah and Jerusalem forever.

The land will be their home for all time to come.

21 Egypt and Edom have spilled my people’s blood.

I will punish them for it.”

The Lord lives in Zion!

Joel 3:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 But Judah will be inhabited forever

And Jerusalem for all generations.

21 And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged,

For the Lord dwells in Zion.


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