Joel 3:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 3:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
תִֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וֶאֱד֕וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
לְמִדְבַּ֥ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
שְׁמָמָ֖ה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
תִּֽהְיֶ֑ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מֵֽחֲמַס֙
châmâç
H2555
violence
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁפְכ֥וּ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
דָם
dâm
H1818
blood
נָקִ֖יא
nâqîy
H5355
innocent
בְּאַרְצָֽם
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Egypt will be a desolation, And Edom will be a desolate wilderness, For the violence done to the children of Judah, Because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Egypt will become desolation, and Edom will become a desolate wilderness for the violence of the sons of Judah, that they shed innocent blood in their land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).