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Joel 3:18

Valley of Shittim
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16 The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

17 Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.

And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.

19 Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

20 But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.
KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
WEB
It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters; and a fountain will flow out from the LORD’s house, and will water the valley of Shittim.
ASV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
BLB
And it will come to pass in that day [that] the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow [with] milk; and all the channels of Judah will flow with water, and a fountain will come forth from the house of YHWH and will water the Valley of Shittim.
ÅB
Og det skal skje på den dag at fjellene skal dryppe av most, og haugene flyte over av melk, og alle bekker i Juda strømme med vann; og det skal utgå en kilde fra Herrens hus og vanne Sittims dal.
OTB
"På den dagen skal fjellene dryppe av søt vin,
og åsene skal flyte av melk;
alle Judas bekker skal renne med vann.
En kilde skal strømme ut fra Herrens hus
og vanne Sittims dal.
B1930
Og det skal skje på den dag at fjellene skal dryppe av most, og haugene flyte over av melk, og alle bekker i Juda strømme med vann; og det skal utgå en kilde fra Herrens hus og vanne Sittims dal.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 35:6

    Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

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  • Ezekiel 47:1–12

    Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.

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  • Revelation 22:1–2

    Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

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  • Zechariah 14:8

    And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.

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  • Amos 9:13–14

    “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow.

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  • Numbers 25:1

    While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,

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  • Isaiah 30:25

    And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.

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  • Psalms 46:4

    There is a river whose streams delight the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.

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