Discovery BoxJoel 3:16 
Context3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;
from Jerusalem 1 his voice bellows out. 2
The heavens 3 and the earth shake.
But the Lord is a refuge for his people;
he is a stronghold for the citizens 4 of Israel.
Joel 3:21
Context3:21 I will avenge 5 their blood which I had not previously acquitted.
It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”
3 tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.
4 tn Heb “sons.”
5 tc The present translation follows the reading וְנִקַּמְתִּי (vÿniqqamti, “I will avenge”) rather than וְנִקֵּתִי (vÿniqqeti, “I will acquit”) of the MT.
