Discovery BoxJoel 3:17 
ContextThe Lord’s Presence in Zion
3:17 You will be convinced 1 that I the Lord am your God,
dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem 2 will be holy –
conquering armies 3 will no longer pass through it.
Joel 3:21
Context3:21 I will avenge 4 their blood which I had not previously acquitted.
It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!
1 tn Heb “know.”
2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
3 tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.
4 tc The present translation follows the reading וְנִקַּמְתִּי (vÿniqqamti, “I will avenge”) rather than וְנִקֵּתִי (vÿniqqeti, “I will acquit”) of the MT.
