The Meaning of Joel 3:18 Explained

Joel 3:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow with milk, And all streams of Judah do go with water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

Darby: 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 water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Discover Joel 3:18

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joel 3:18?

MEANING: What does Joel 3:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joel 3:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joel 3:18?

What is the context of Joel 3:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Joel 3:18 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Joel continued describing the future day of the Lord, but now he passed from the judgments of the Tribulation to the blessings of the Millennium. The mountains of Israel would be so full of grapevines that they could be described as dripping with wine. There will be so many milk-yielding animals feeding on the luxuriant hills that the hills could be said to flow with milk. Instead of the wadis that have water in them only a few days each year, the streams of Judah would flow with abundant, life-giving water. All these descriptions recall conditions in paradise (cf. Joel 1:5; Joel 1:18; Joel 1:20). A spring will flow out from the millennial temple that will water the valley of acacia trees, evidently between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea (cf. Ezekiel 47:1-12; Zechariah 14:8). This will also be a visual reminder that Yahweh is the source of all provisions and fruitfulness.

"Jerusalem is the only city of antiquity that wasn"t built near a great river. Rome had the Tiber; Nineveh was built near the Tigris and Babylon on the Euphrates; and the great Egyptian cities were built near the Nile. But in the kingdom, Jerusalem will have a river that proceeds from the temple of God." ^[1]

Context Summary

Joel 3:1-21 - "the Valley Of Decision"

Having stated the outward blessings that would follow repentance, Joel unveils the extraordinary spiritual blessings that were in store. The outpouring of the Spirit, described in Acts 2:16-17, does not exhaust these glorious words. This blessing is for all whom the Lord our God shall call to Himself, and as one to whom His call has come, you have a perfect right to claim your share in Pentecost. The promise is to all that are "afar off" in space and time. The very slaves, the most degraded and despised of men, become free when they yield themselves to Jesus and have an equal right to the same Spirit.

Joel 3:1-21 refers to the last desperate effort made by the powers of the world against Christ and His people. This will be the closing scene of man's apostasy. But the Lord will vindicate and deliver His oppressed from the hand of their oppressors; and the same judgment will bring them blessing. Having cleansed His people from their stains, Messiah will tabernacle among them, Revelation 21:3 [source]

Chapter Summary: Joel 3

¹ God's judgments against the enemies of his people
⁹ God will be known in his judgment
¹⁸ His blessing upon the church

What do the individual words in Joel 3:18 mean?

And it will come to pass in day that [That] shall drip the mountains with new wine and the hills shall flow with milk and all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water and a fountain from the house of Yahweh shall flow and water - the Valley of Acacias

וְהָיָה֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא יִטְּפ֧וּ הֶהָרִ֣ים עָסִ֗יס וְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙ תֵּלַ֣כְנָה חָלָ֔ב וְכָל־ אֲפִיקֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה יֵ֣לְכוּ מָ֑יִם וּמַעְיָ֗ן מִבֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ יֵצֵ֔א וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה אֶת־ נַ֥חַל הַשִּׁטִּֽים

וְהָיָה֩	And it will come to pass
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בַיּ֨וֹם	in day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֜וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
יִטְּפ֧וּ	[That] shall drip
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָטַף Sense: to drop, drip, distil, prophesy, preach, discourse.
הֶהָרִ֣ים	the mountains
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
עָסִ֗יס	with new wine
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָסִיס Sense: sweet wine, wine, pressed out juice.
וְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙	and the hills
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: גִּבְעָה Sense: hill.
תֵּלַ֣כְנָה	shall flow
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
חָלָ֔ב	with milk
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָלָב Sense: milk, sour milk, cheese.
וְכָל־	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
אֲפִיקֵ֥י	the brooks
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אָפִיק Sense: channel.
יְהוּדָ֖ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
יֵ֣לְכוּ	shall be flooded
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
מָ֑יִם	with water
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
וּמַעְיָ֗ן	and a fountain
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: מַעְיָן Sense: spring.
מִבֵּ֤ית	from the house
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָה֙	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יֵצֵ֔א	shall flow
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה	and water
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁקָה Sense: to give to drink, irrigate, drink, water, cause to drink water.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
נַ֥חַל	the Valley
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
הַשִּׁטִּֽים	of Acacias
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׁטִּים Sense: place of Israel’s encampment between the conquest of the transjordanic region and crossing the Jordan into Canaan.

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