Joel 3:17 (YLT)

Passage

And ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem hath been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.

Nearby Context

Joel 3:15 Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

Joel 3:16 And Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to sons of Israel.

Joel 3:17 And ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem hath been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.

Joel 3:18 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow <FI>with<Fi> milk, And all streams of Judah do go <FI>with<Fi> water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

Joel 3:19 Egypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence <FI>to<Fi> sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "known", "jehovah", "dwelling", "zion", "holy", "mountain", "jerusalem", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "known" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And Jehovah from Zion doth roar And..." into verse 18's "And it hath come to pass in...", so "known" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Joel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "known" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.