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.”

"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." - Joel 3:17
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What does Joel 3:17 mean?

Joel 3:17 in the King James Version of the Bible says, "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." The book of Joel is one of the Minor Prophets in the…

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Zion: The Holy Dwelling of God

The book of Joel, although brief, serves as a powerful reminder of God's justice, mercy, and the hope of restoration. Joel 3:17 states, "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…

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A Prayer for Divine Presence and Holiness in Our Lives

O Sovereign Lord, We come before You, our hearts full of reverence and awe, recognizing the weight of Your mighty presence in our lives. As we ponder upon the profound truth in Joel 3:17, "So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then…

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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."
Joel 3 verse 15
Joel 1:17 - "The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered."
Joel 3:3 - "And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink."
Joel 3:20 - "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation."
Joel 3:15 - "The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining."
Joel 3:21 - "For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion."
Joel 3:14 - "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision."
Joel 1:3 - "Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation."
Joel 3:1 - "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,"
1 Chronicles 15:17 - "So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;"
Joel 3:10 - "Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."
Joel 3:12 - "Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about."
Joel 3:13 - "Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great."
1 Chronicles 7:3 - "And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men."
Joel 3:5 - "Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:"
Joel 3:6 - "The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border."
Joel 3:19 - "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."
"But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation." - Joel 3:20
Joel 3:7 - "Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:"
"The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining." - Joel 3:15
Joel 3:8 - "And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it."
"For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion." - Joel 3:21
Joel 3:9 - "¶ Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:"
Joel 3:11 - "Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD."
"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." - Joel 3:18
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision." - Joel 3:14
"The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered." - Joel 1:17
"And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink." - Joel 3:3