Joel 3:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.”
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“For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I have declared their blood innocent, <FI>That<Fi> I did not declare innocent, And Jehovah is dwelling in Zion!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joel 3:21 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 4:4when the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains from the heart of Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.
- Ezekiel 36:25I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols.
- Ezekiel 36:29I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and make it plentiful, and I will not bring famine upon you.
- Ezekiel 48:35The perimeter of the city will be 18,000 cubits, and from that day on the name of the city will be: THE LORD IS THERE.”
- Joel 3:17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
- Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
- Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
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