Joel 3:16

The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Joel 3:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיהוָ֞ה מִצִּיּ֣וֹן יִשְׁאָ֗ג וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ יִתֵּ֣ן קוֹל֔וֹ וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ שָׁמַ֣יִם וָאָ֑רֶץ וַֽיהוָה֙ מַֽחֲסֶ֣ה לְעַמּ֔וֹ וּמָע֖וֹז לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיהוָ֞הva.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. מִצִּיּ֣וֹןmi.tzi.Yon“from Zion”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from צִיּוֹן · “Zion” · Strong's H6726
  3. יִשְׁאָ֗גyish.'Ag“he will roar”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁאַג · “to roar” · Strong's H7580
  4. וּמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙u.mi.ru.sha.Lim“and from Jerusalem”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  5. יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Ten“he will give forth”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “cry out” · Strong's H5414M
  6. קוֹל֔וֹko.Lo“voice his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  7. וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּve.ra.'a.Shu“and they will shake”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָעַשׁ · “to shake” · Strong's H7493
  8. שָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yim“heaven”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  9. וָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retz“and earth”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. מַֽחֲסֶ֣הma.cha.Seh“[will be] a refuge”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַחְסֶּה · “refuge” · Strong's H4268
  12. לְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.Mo“for people his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. וּמָע֖וֹזu.ma.'oz“and a stronghold”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָעוֹז · “security” · Strong's H4581
  14. לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Nei“for [the] people of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  15. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)