Joel 2:27

“And you will know that in the midst of Israel am I, and I am YHWH your Elohim, and there is no other; and my people will not be ashamed forever.”

Joel 2:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 2:27, word by word

And you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “ydatem” appears
in the midstקֶרֶבkerev

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kerev” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
am YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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and my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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be ashamedיֵבֹשׁוּyevoshu

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

26And you will eat plenty and be satisfied, and you will praise the name of YHWH your Elohim, who has dealt with you wondrously; and my people will not be ashamed forever.

27 · This verse (above)

28And it will happen afterward that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

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