Joel 3:19

Egypt will become an abandoned devastation, 1 and Edom will become an abandoned wilderness, 1 because of the violence done to the people of Judah, 1 because they shed innocent blood in their land. 1

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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.

In Context

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

20But Judah will be inhabited forever, 1 and Jerusalem will be inhabited from generation to generation. 1

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Cross References

Isaiah 11:15Yahweh will completely destroy the gulf of the Sea of Egypt. 1 With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the Euphrates River 1 and will divide it into seven streams, so it can be crossed over in sandals. 1

Isaiah 34:1Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you people! 1 The earth and all that fills it must listen, the world, and all things that come from it. 1

Jeremiah 49:17Edom will become a horror to everyone passing by it. 1 Every such person will tremble and hiss because all of its disasters. 1

Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, 1 you who live in the land of Uz. 1 But to you also the cup will be passed; 1 you will be drunk and strip yourself naked. 1

Ezekiel 35:1Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Obadiah 1:1The vision of Obadiah. The Lord Yahweh says this concerning Edom: We have heard a report from Yahweh and an ambassador has been sent among the nations, saying, “Rise up! Let us rise up against her for battle!”

Matthew Henry on Joel 3:19-21

Judgments and Mercies; Promises to the Church. ( b. c. 720.) 18 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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