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Joel 3:19-21
World English Bible
Joel 3:19-21
World English Bible
19 Egypt will be a desolation
and Edom will be a desolate wilderness,
for the violence done to the children of Judah,
because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,
and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 I will cleanse their blood
that I have not cleansed,
for Yahweh dwells in Zion.”
Joel 3:19-21
New International Version
Joel 3:19-21
New International Version
19 But Egypt(A) will be desolate,
Edom(B) a desert waste,
because of violence(C) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(D)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(E)
No, I will not.(F)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(G)
Joel 3:19-21
King James Version
Joel 3:19-21
King James Version
19 Egypt 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.
20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.
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Joel 3:19-21
New King James Version
Joel 3:19-21
New King James Version
19 “Egypt shall be a desolation,
And Edom a desolate wilderness,
Because of violence against the people of Judah,
For they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 But Judah shall abide forever,
And Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 For I will (A)acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted;
For the Lord dwells in Zion.”
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