Joel 3:14–21

¹⁴Huge numbers of soldiers are gathered in the valley

where the Lord will hand down his sentence.

The day of the Lord is near in that valley.

¹⁵The sun and moon will become dark.

The stars won’t shine anymore.

¹⁶The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem.

His voice will sound like thunder from Zion.

The earth and sky will tremble.

But the Lord will keep the people of Israel safe.

He will be a place of safety for them.

The Lord Blesses His People

¹⁷The Lord says,

“You will know that I am the Lord your God.

I live in Zion.

It is my holy mountain.

Jerusalem will be my holy city.

People from other lands

will never attack it again.

¹⁸“At that time fresh wine will drip from the mountains.

Milk will flow down from the hills.

Water will run through all of Judah’s valleys.

A fountain will flow out of my temple.

It will water the places where acacia trees grow.

¹⁹But Egypt will be deserted.

Edom will become a dry and empty desert.

They did terrible harm to the people of Judah.

My people were not guilty of doing anything wrong.

But Egypt and Edom spilled their blood anyway.

²⁰My people will live in Judah and Jerusalem forever.

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

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

I will punish them for it.”

The Lord lives in Zion!