Joel 3:18

Joel 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)“In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house and will water the valley of acacias.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And in that day the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the streambeds of Judah shall flow with water; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord And water the Valley of Acacias.

Context of Joel 3:18

16The Lord will roar from Zion, and his voice will thunder from Jerusalem. The sky and the earth will shake. The Lord will be a refuge for his people. He will be a stronghold for the people of Israel. 17“You will know that I am the Lord your God. I live on my holy mountain, Zion. Jerusalem will be holy. Foreigners will never invade it again. On that day new wine will cover the mountains. Milk will flow on the hills. Water will flow in all the brooks of Judah. A spring will flow from the Lord’s temple. It will water the valley of Shittim. 19Egypt will become a wasteland. Edom will become a barren desert. This is because the nations were cruel to Judah. They murdered innocent people in their land. 20People will always live in Judah. People will live in Jerusalem from now on.

Joel 3:18 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it shall come to pass in that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• shall drop downנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• new wineעָסִיס‛âsîys · sweetH6071
• and the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
• shall flowיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• with milkחָלָבchâlâb · milkH2461
• and all the riversאָפִיק'âphîyq · channelH650
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• with watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and a fountainמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• shall come forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and shall waterשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• the valleyנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · (Shittim) ValleyH5158
• of Shittimשִׁטִּיםshiţţîym · (Valley of) ShittimH7851

Cross-references for Joel 3:18

• Job 29:6my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out with joy and be led out in peace. The mountains and the hills will break into songs of joy in your presence, and all the trees will clap their hands.
• Amos 9:13The days are going to come, declares the Lord, when the one who plows will catch up to the one who harvests, and the one who stomps on grapes will catch up to the one who plants. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills.
• Isaiah 30:25There will be brooks and streams on every lofty mountain and every high hill. When the day of the great slaughter comes, towers will fall.
• Isaiah 35:6Then those who are lame will leap like deer, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Water will gush out into the desert, and streams will gush out into the wilderness.
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
• Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams bring joy to the city of God, the holy place where the Most High lives.
• Ezekiel 47:1Then the man took me back to the door of the temple. I saw water flowing from under the entrance of the temple toward the east. (The temple faced east.) The water was flowing under the south side of the temple, south of the altar.
• Zechariah 14:8On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it to the Dead Sea and the other half to the Mediterranean Sea. It will continue in summer and in winter.
• Revelation 22:1The angel showed me a river filled with the water of life, as clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and the lamb.
• Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying at Shittim, the men began to have sex with Moabite women
• Micah 6:5My people, remember what King Balak of Moab planned ⌞to do to you⌟ and how Balaam, son of Beor, responded to him. Remember ⌞your journey⌟ from Shittim to Gilgal so that you may know the victories of the Lord.”

Commentaries on Joel 3:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18In that day - After their return from their captivities. The mountains shall drop down new wine - A poetic expression for great fertility. Happy times: peace and plenty. The vines shall grow luxuriantly on the sides of the mountains; and the hills shall produce such rich pastures that the flocks shall yield abundance of milk. And all the rivers of Judah - Far from being generally dry in the summer, shall have their channels always full of water. And a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18And it shall come to pass in that Day - After the destruction of antichrist, there will, it seems, still be a period of probation, in which the grace of God will abound and extend more and more widely. The prophet Zechariah, who continues on the image, of the “living waters going out from Jerusalem” Zechariah 14:8, places this gift after God had gathered all nations against Jerusalem, and had visibly and miraculously overthrown them Zechariah 14:2-4. But…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-21Verses 18-21 There shall be abundant Divine influences, and the gospel will spread speedily into the remotest corners of the earth. These events are predicted under significant emblems; there is a day coming, when every thing amiss shall be amended. The fountain of this plenty is in the house of God, whence the streams take rise. Christ is this Fountain; his sufferings, merit, and grace, cleanse, refresh, and make fruitful. Gospel grace, flowing from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Blessings will come from the Lord's powerful presence in Zion (see also Ezekiel 47:1–12; Amos 9:13). There will be an abundance of sweet wine and milk. The temple, God's dwelling on earth, will be the source of a spring that will always water the dry land (see Zechariah 14:8; Revelation 22:1–2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. mountains ... drop ... wine--figurative for abundance of vines, which were cultivated in terraces of earth between the rocks on the sides of the hills of Palestine (Am 9:13). hills ... flow with milk--that is, they shall abound in flocks and herds yielding milk plentifully, through the richness of the pastures. waters--the great desideratum for fertility in the parched East (Is 30:25). fountain ... of ... house of ... Lord ... water ... valley of…Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 3:18

• Church
• Fountain
• Joel
• Milk
• Shittim

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Rivers of Judah
• Day, That (the)
• That Day
• Flow
• Harvest
• Hope
• Milk

Commentaries on Joel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings