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Joel 3:21

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19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth 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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Cross references

  • Isaiah 4:4

    When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

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  • Revelation 21:3

    And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

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  • Ezekiel 36:25

    Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.

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  • Ezekiel 36:29

    I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you.

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  • Ezekiel 48:35

    It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.

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  • Joel 3:17

    So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

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