Joel 3:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Joel 3:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joel 3:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joel 3:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Joel 3:19 — World English Bible
Joel 3:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Joel 3:19 — American Standard Version
Joel 3:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Egypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence <FI>to<Fi> sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.”
Joel 3:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Joel 3:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, in that they have shed innocent blood in their land. ”
Joel 3:19 — Darby Translation
Joel 3:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Egypt shalbe waste, and Edom shall be a desolate wildernesse, for the iniuries of the childre of Iudah, because they haue shed innocent blood in their land.”
Joel 3:19 — Geneva Bible
Joel 3:19 in Context — Joel 3
17 So 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.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
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.
What Does Joel 3:19 Mean?
Joel 3:19 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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