Joel 3:14–21

¹⁴Multitudes, multitudes ^y

in the valley of decision!

For the Day of the Lord is near ^z

in the valley of decision.

¹⁵The sun and moon will grow dark,

and the stars will cease their shining. ^a

¹⁶The Lord will roar from Zion ^b

and raise His voice from Jerusalem; ^c

heaven and earth will shake. ^d

But the Lord will be a refuge for His people, ^e

a stronghold for the Israelites. ^f

Israel Blessed

¹⁷Then you will know

that I am Yahweh your God, ^g

who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. ^h

Jerusalem will be holy, ⁱ

and foreigners will never overrun it again. ^j

¹⁸In that day

the mountains will drip with sweet wine, ^k

and the hills will flow with milk. ^l

All the streams of Judah will flow with water, ^m

and a spring will issue from the Lord’s house, ⁿ

watering the Valley of Acacias. ^op

¹⁹Egypt will become desolate,

and Edom a desert wasteland,

because of the violence done to the people of Judah ^q

in whose land they shed innocent blood.

²⁰But Judah will be inhabited forever, ^r

and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

²¹I will pardon their bloodguilt, ^st

which I have not pardoned,

for the Lord dwells in Zion.