King James Version
Joel 3:21 in the King James Version says “For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. for the: or, even I the LORD tha...” — study this verse from Joel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. for the: or, even I the LORD that”
Joel 3:21 · KJV
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. dwell: or, abide
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. for the: or, even I the LORD that
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“For I will cleanse”
H5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated
“their blood”
H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“For I will cleanse”
H5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e., extirpated
“for the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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