Joel 3:14–21

¹⁴Commotion, commotion

in the valley of decision!

For the day of Yahweh is near

in the valley of decision!

¹⁵The sun and the moon grow dark,

and the stars have withheld^g their splendor.

¹⁶And Yahweh roars from Zion;

from Jerusalem he utters his voice,

and the heavens and the earth shake.

But Yahweh is a refuge for his people,

and a protection for the children of Israel.

¹⁷And you will know that I, Yahweh your God,

am dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain.

And Jerusalem will be a place of holiness,

and strangers will pass through it no longer.

¹⁸And it will happen on that day;

the mountains will drip new wine,

and the hills will flow with milk,

and all the channels of Judah will flow with water.

A spring from the house of Yahweh will come forth,

and it will water the valley of Acacia Trees.^h

¹⁹Egypt will become a desolation,

and Edom will become a desolate desert,ⁱ

because of the violence they did against the children of Judah,

in whose land they have shed innocent blood.

²⁰But Judah will be inhabited forever,

and Jerusalem for all generations.^j

²¹I will cleanse their bloodguilt^k that I did not cleanse,^l

for Yahweh is dwelling in Zion.