JOEL 3:1 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Because listen, in those days and at that time
⇔ when I return those who were taken away as captives from Yehudah and Yerushalem,

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται μετὰ ταῦτα, καὶ ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνύπνια ἐνυπνιασθήσονται, καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται.
(Kai estai meta tauta, kai ekⱪeō apo tou pneumatos mou epi pasan sarka, kai profaʸteusousin hoi huioi humōn, kai hai thugateres humōn, kai hoi presbuteroi humōn enupnia enupniasthaʸsontai, kai hoi neaniskoi humōn horaseis opsontai. )

BrTr And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.

ULT For behold, in those days and at that time,
⇔ when I return the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

UST Yahweh says this:
⇔ “At that time, I will bring back the people whom their enemies took away from Jerusalem and from other places in Judah.

BSB “Yes, in those days and at that time,
⇔ when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,[fn]

3:1 Or restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem

OEB For, in those days and in that time, when I bring back again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

CSB Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

NLT “At the time of those events,” says the LORD, “when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem,

NIV “In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

CEV At that time I, the LORD, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again.

ESV “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

NASB “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

LSB “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

WEBBE “For, behold, in those days,
⇔ and in that time,
⇔ when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG God Is a Safe Hiding Place
(1-3) “In those days, yes, at that very time
  when I put life back together again for Judah and Jerusalem,
I’ll assemble all the godless nations.
  I’ll lead them down into Judgment Valley
And put them all on trial, and judge them one and all
  because of their treatment of my own people Israel.
They scattered my people all over the pagan world
  and grabbed my land for themselves.
They threw dice for my people
  and used them for barter.
They would trade a boy for a whore,
  sell a girl for a bottle of wine when they wanted a drink.
    * * *

NET For look! In those days and at that time
⇔ I will return the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem.

LSV “For behold, in those days, and in that time,
When I turn back [to] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

FBV At that time when this happens, when I bring back the exiles to Judah and Jerusalem,

T4T Yahweh says this:
⇔ “At that time [DOU], I will enable the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah to prosper again.

LEB [fn] For look! In those days, and in that time, when I will return[fn] the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

3:1 Joel 3:1–21 in the English Bible is 4:1–21 in the Hebrew Bible

3:1 Or “restore”

NRSV For then, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

NKJV “For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,

NAB For see, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

BBE For in those days and in that time, when I let the fate of Judah and Jerusalem be changed,

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JPS (4-1) For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

ASV For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

DRA For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem:

YLT For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back [to] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

Drby For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

RV For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
(For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Yudah and Yerusalem, )

SLT For behold, in those days and in that time when I shall turn hack the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

Wbstr For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

KJB-1769 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
(For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Yudah and Yerusalem, )

KJB-1611 ¶ For behold, in those dayes and in that time, when I shall bring againe the captiuitie of Iudah and Ierusalem,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For beholde, in those dayes and in that time when I shall bryng agayne the captiuitie of Iuda & Hierusalem,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva For beholde, in those dayes and in that time, when I shall bring againe the captiuitie of Iudah and Ierusalem,
(For behold, in those days and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Yudah and Yerusalem, )

Cvdl For take hede: In those dayes & at ye same tyme, when I turne agayne the captyuite of Iuda & Ierusale:
(For take heed: In those days and at ye/you_all same time, when I turn again the captivity of Yudah and Yerusalem:)

Wycl For lo! in tho daies, and in that tyme, whanne Y schal turne the caitifte of Juda and of Jerusalem,
(For lo! in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn the captivity of Yudah and of Yerusalem,)

Luth Und nach diesem will ich meinen Geist ausgießen über alles Fleisch, und eure Söhne und Töchter sollen weissagen, eure Ältesten sollen Träume haben, und eure Jünglinge sollen Gesichte sehen.
(And after this_one will I my spirit ausgießen above all/everything flesh, and your sons and daughters should prophesy, your elders should dreams have, and your youth(n)e should visions/faces see.)

ClVg [Quia ecce in diebus illis, et in tempore illo, cum convertero captivitatem Juda et Jerusalem,
([Because behold in/into/on days to_them, and in/into/on at_the_time illo, when/with convertero captivity Yuda and Yerusalem, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

כִּ֗י הִנֵּ֛ה בַּ⁠יָּמִ֥ים הָ⁠הֵ֖מָּה וּ⁠בָ⁠עֵ֣ת הַ⁠הִ֑יא

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was after so pour_out DOM my=breath/wind/spirit on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every flesh/meat and,prophesy sons_of,your_all's and,daughters_of,your_all's old_of,your_all's dreams dream, young_men_of,your_all's visions see )

This verse continues a direct quotation from Yahweh. You may wish to indicate that in your translation, using a natural way of continuing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [Yahweh also said, “For behold, in those days and at that time]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

כִּ֗י הִנֵּ֛ה

Yahweh is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Now look] or [Now listen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

בַּ⁠יָּמִ֥ים הָ⁠הֵ֖מָּה וּ⁠בָ⁠עֵ֣ת הַ⁠הִ֑יא

The expressions in those days and at that time mean similar things. Yahweh is using the two expressions together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [when that wonderful time comes]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָשִׁ֛יב אֶת־שְׁב֥וּת יְהוּדָ֖ה וִ⁠ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of captivity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [when I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem]

Note 5 topic: translate-textvariants

אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָשִׁ֛יב אֶת־שְׁב֥וּת יְהוּדָ֖ה וִ⁠ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

See the discussion in the General Notes to this chapter of an alternate reading for this phrase. Alternate translation: [when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem]

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