Joel 3:17

“And you will know that I am YHWH your Elohim, who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain; and Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will no longer pass through her.”

Joel 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 3:17, word by word

And you will knowידַעְתֶּםydatem

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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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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who dwellsשֹׁכֵןshochen

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

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my holyקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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will beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and strangersזָרִיםzarim

stranger

An outsider, not part of the group.

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pass throughיַעַבְרוּyaavru

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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Places in this verse

ZionJerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Zion

    Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem

    A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.

    David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).

    2 Samuel 5:7Psalms 48:2Hebrews 12:22Romans 9:33

  • 2Jerusalem

    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).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

16And YHWH roars from Zion, and from Jerusalem utters his voice, and the heavens and the earth shake; but YHWH is a refuge for his people, and a stronghold for the children of Israel.

17 · This verse (above)

18And it will happen on that day that the mountains will drip sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah will run with water; and a spring will go out from the house of YHWH and water the wadi of the Acacias.

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