The Meaning of Joel 3:20 Explained

Joel 3:20

KJV: But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

YLT: And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.

Darby: But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

ASV: But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Joel 3:20 Mean?

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 3:20 mean?

But Judah forever shall abide and Jerusalem from generation and to generation
וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לְד֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר

וִיהוּדָ֖ה  But  Judah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהוּדָה  
Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹולָם  
Sense: long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world.
תֵּשֵׁ֑ב  shall  abide 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם  and  Jerusalem 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
לְד֥וֹר  from  generation 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.
וָדֽוֹר  and  to  generation 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דֹּור 
Sense: period, generation, habitation, dwelling.

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