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Joel 3:21

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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.

For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
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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
For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
KJV
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
WEB
I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed, for the LORD dwells in Zion.”
ASV
And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.
DARBY
And I will purge them from the blood from which I had not purged them: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.
BLB
And I will clear their bloodguilt [that] I have not cleared. And YHWH is dwelling in Zion!
ÅB
Og jeg vil hevne deres blod, det som jeg ikke før har hevnet. Og Herren bor på Sion.
[^1]: Josjafat betyr: Gud dømmer; JOE 3, 17. 19.
[^2]: SLM 103, 20.
[^3]: som en løve; sml. HSE 11, 10. AMO 1, 2 fg. 3, 8.
OTB
Skal jeg la deres uskyldige blod være uhevnet? Nei, det vil jeg ikke."
For Herren bor på Sion!
B1930
Og jeg vil hevne deres blod, det som jeg ikke før har hevnet. Og Herren bor på Sion.

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  • Isaiah 4:4

    when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.

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  • Revelation 21:3

    And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25

    I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.

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  • Ezekiel 36:29

    I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.

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  • Ezekiel 48:35

    The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”

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  • Joel 3:17

    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.

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