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19 Egypt will be desolate.
    Edom will be a desolate wilderness,
    because of violence they committed against the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever,
    and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not pardoned.[a]

The Prophet’s Final Praise

    The Lord dwells in Zion!

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:21 Or I will avenge their blood, which I have not avenged. The text and meaning of the line are uncertain.

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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