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Forכִּיlook,הִנֵּהin those daysבַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּהand at that time,וּבָעֵת הַהִיאwhenאֲשֶׁרI turn backאָשִׁיבthe captivityשְׁבוּתof Judahיְהוּדָהand Jerusalem,וִירוּשָׁלִָם
Joel 3:1
Study it in the app“For look, in those days and at that time, when I turn back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 3:1, word by word
- in those daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- and at that timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- I turn backאָשִׁיבashiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “ashiv” appears- the captivityשְׁבוּתshevut
captivity, fortunes
Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.
Where else “shevut” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew, this chapter is chapter 4.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of my people and my inheritance, Israel, whom they scattered among the nations, and my land they divided up.