Joel 3:18

“And 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.”

Joel 3:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 3:18, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
that the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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will dripיִטְּפוּyitfu

drip

To let fall drop by drop, like rain or honey.

Where else “yitfu” appears
sweet wineעָסִיסasis

juice

Juice, fresh wine from the grapes.

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and the hillsגְּבָעוֹתgevaot

hill

Hill.

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will flowתֵּלַכְנָהtelachna

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

Where else “chalav” appears
the streambedsאֲפִיקֵיafike

channel

The bottom along which a brook or the sea runs.

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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.

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with waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and a springמַעְיָןmayan

spring, fountain

Spring, fountain of water; figuratively, a source.

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will go outיֵצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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from the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of 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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and waterהִשְׁקָהhishka

water

To water the land.

Where else “hishka” appears
the wadiנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

Where else “nachal” appears
of the Acaciasשִּׁטִּיםshitim

Shittim

Shittim, a place east of the Jordan where Israel camped before crossing it. The name means "acacias."

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Translation note

“The Acacias”: in Hebrew, Shittim. Compare Ezekiel 47:1-12.

The context

17And 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.

18 · This verse (above)

19Egypt will become a desolation, and Edom will become a desolate wilderness, because of the violence done to the children of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.

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