21 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

Other Translations of Joel 3:21

New International Version

21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged? No, I will not." The Lord dwells in Zion!

English Standard Version

21 I will avenge their blood, blood I have not avenged,Or I will acquit their bloodguilt that I have not acquitted for the Lord dwells in Zion."

The Message

21 The sins I haven't already forgiven, I'll forgive." God has moved into Zion for good.

New King James Version

21 For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the Lord dwells in Zion."

New Living Translation

21 I will pardon my people's crimes, which I have not yet pardoned; and I, the Lord, will make my home in Jerusalem with my people."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Joel 3:21

Commentary on Joel 3:18-21

(Read Joel 3:18-21)

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 Christ, shall reach to the Gentile world, to the most remote regions, and make them abound in fruits of righteousness; and from the house of the Lord above, from his heavenly temple, flows all the good we daily taste, and hope to enjoy eternally.