Joel 3:17

“So you will know that I am Yahweh your God 1 who lives in Zion, my holy mountain. 1 Then Jerusalem will be holy, 1 and no army will march through her again. 1

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Yahweh will roar from Zion, 1 and raise his voice from Jerusalem. 1 The heavens and earth will shake, 1 but Yahweh will be a shelter for his people, 1 and a fortress for the people of Israel. 1

18It will come about on that day 1 that the mountains will drip with sweet wine, 1 the hills will flow with milk, 1 all the brooks of Judah will flow with water, 1 and a fountain will come from the house of Yahweh 1 and water the Valley of Shittim. 1

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Cross References

Job 15:19These were their ancestors, to whom alone the land was given, 1 and among whom no stranger ever passed. 1

Psalms 76:2His tent is in Salem; 1 his dwelling place is in Zion. 1

Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout for joy, you inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

Isaiah 52:1Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; 1 put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, holy city; 1 for never again will the uncircumcised or the unclean enter you. 1

Ezekiel 43:12This is the regulation for the house: From the peak of the hill to all the surrounding border around it, it will be most holy. Behold! This is the regulation for the house.

Daniel 11:45He will set up the tent of his royal residence between the seas and the mountain of the beauty of holiness. He will come to his end, and there will be no helper for him.

Matthew Henry on Joel 3:10-18

Threatenings against Israel's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord . 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will… Read the whole commentary →

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