Joel 3:20–21
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
‖But Iudah shall dwell for euer, and Ierusalem from generation to generation.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, abide.
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.
‖For I wil cleanse their blood, that I haue not cleansed, for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, Euen I the LORD that dwelleth in Zion.
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From verse 20
- Ezekiel 37:25Rank 1 from verse 20
25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.
25And they shall dwell in the land that I haue giuen vnto Iacob my seruant, wherin your fathers haue dwelt, and they shall dwell therein, euen they and their children, and their childrens children for euer, and my seruant Dauid shalbe their prince for euer.
- Isaiah 33:20Rank 2 from verse 20
20Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
20Looke vpon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Ierusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken downe, not one of the stakes thereof shall euer be remoued, neither shall any of the coardes thereof be broken.
From verse 21
- Ezekiel 36:25Rank 1 from verse 21
- Isaiah 4:4Rank 2 from verse 21
4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
4When the LORD shall haue washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall haue purged the blood of Ierusalem from the middest thereof, by the spirit of iudgement, and by the spirit of burning.
- Revelation 21:3Rank 3 from verse 21
3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
3And I heard a great voice out of heauen, saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he wil dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himselfe shalbe with them, and be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:29Rank 4 from verse 21
- Ezekiel 48:35Rank 5 from verse 21
17So shall ye know that I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
17†*So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy Mountaine: then shall Ierusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers passe through her any more.
- Matthew 27:25Rank 7 from verse 21
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Joel 3:20
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.
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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.
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generation
Offspring, a family line, people of one age, or the period of a lifetime.
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Joel 3:21
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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To make clean or pure; to remove filth, defilement, guilt, or ceremonial uncleanness.
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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Made clean or pure; freed from filth, defilement, guilt, disease, or ceremonial uncleanness.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wildernes, for the violence against the children of Iudah, because they haue shed innocent blood in their land.
20But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
20‖But Iudah shall dwell for euer, and Ierusalem from generation to generation.
Selected passage21For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.
21‖For I wil cleanse their blood, that I haue not cleansed, for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
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