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19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall 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 shall [a]abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 And I will [b]cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:20 Or, be inhabited
  2. Joel 3:21 Or, hold as innocent

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)

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