Joel 3:20

“But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.”

"But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation." - Joel 3:20
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What does Joel 3:20 mean?

Joel 3:20 (KJV) states, "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation." This verse comes at the end of the Book of Joel, where the prophet Joel speaks about the day of the Lord, a time when God will judge and restore the nations. In this particular…

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Eternal Promises: God’s Faithfulness to His People

**Eternal Promises: God’s Faithfulness to His People** *“But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.”* (Joel 3:20, KJV) The book of Joel, nestled in the Minor Prophets, delivers a powerful message of hope amidst devastation. This specific verse…

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A Prayer for Everlasting Peace and Heritage

Heavenly Father, Creator of all that is good and true, we come before You today with hearts filled with gratitude and reverence. As we meditate on Your Word, particularly the wonderful promise found in Joel 3:20, "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to…

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Joel 3:20 - "But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation."
Joel 2:16-20
Joel 1:2-4, 13-20
Joel 3 verse 15
1 Chronicles 27:20 - "Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:"
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 3:15 - "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 1:20 - "The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness."
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,"
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."
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
"Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:" - 1 Chronicles 27:20
"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision." - Joel 3:14
"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