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Joel 3:1 KJV
Joel · chapter 3 · verse 1
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,Joel 3:1 · King James Version
Joel 3:1 in context
1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
3And 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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Zephaniah 3:19-20
- Jeremiah 30:3
- Ezekiel 39:25
- Amos 9:14
- Psalms 85:1
- Jeremiah 29:14
- Deuteronomy 30:3
- Jeremiah 30:18
Key words (Strong's)
- captivityshᵉbûwthexile, concretely, prisonersH7622 →
- JudahYᵉhûwdâhJehudah , the name of five IsraelitesH3063 →
- daysyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- timeʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
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We have often heard of the year of the redeemed, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion; now here we have a description of the transactions of that year, and a prophecy of what shall be done when it comes, whenever it comes, for it comes often, and at the end of time it will come once for all. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8