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Joel 3:20–21

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20But Judah shall ||dwell cfor ever,

And Jerusalem from generation to generation.

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

||For ethe Lord dwelleth in Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. ||Or, abide. See Ps. 122:5.
  2. cEzek. 37:25. Comp. Amos. 9:15.
  3. dSo Isai. 4:4. Ezek. 36:25, 29. Comp. 1 John 1:7. Rev. 1:5.
  4. ||Or, Even I the Lord that dwelleth in Zion.
  5. ever. 17. See Ezek. 48:35.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Judah shall be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem to all generations.

I will avenge their blood,

blood I have not avenged,

for the Lord dwells in Zion.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Judah will be inhabited forever

and Jerusalem through all generations.

Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?

No, I will not.”

The Lord dwells in Zion!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

I will pardon their bloodguilt,

which I have not pardoned,

for the Lord dwells in Zion.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But Judah will be filled with people forever,

and Jerusalem will endure through all generations.

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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem for all generations.

I will cleanse their bloodguilt that I did not cleanse,

for Yahweh is dwelling in Zion.