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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. Water will fill the streambeds of Judah, and a fountain will burst forth from the Lord’s Temple, watering the arid valley of acacias.

Context of Joel 3:18

16The Lord will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the Lord will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel. 17“Then you will know that I, the Lord your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill. Jerusalem will be holy; never again will foreigners invade her. “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. 19But Egypt will be desolate, Edom a desert waste, because of violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood. 20Judah will be inhabited forever and Jerusalem through all generations.

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 29:6when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil.
• Isaiah 55:12You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
• Amos 9:13“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,
• Isaiah 30:25In the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall, streams of water will flow on every high mountain and every lofty hill.
• Isaiah 35:6Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
• Psalms 46:4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.
• Ezekiel 47:1The man brought me back to the entrance to the temple, and I saw water coming out from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from 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 east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
• Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with Moabite women,
• Micah 6:5My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts 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
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• Judah
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• Day, That (the)
• That Day
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• Harvest
• Hope
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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