Joel 4:20

11 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Brenton English Septuagint

But Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to all generations.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

But Judea shall be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem to all generations.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

But Yehudah shall dwell for ever, and Yerushalayim from dor v'dor.

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Croatian Bible

Judeja će dovijek biti naseljena i Jeruzalem u sva koljena.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mais Juda sera habité à toujours, et Jérusalem de génération en génération,

German Textbibel

Juda aber wird immerdar bewohnt sein, und Jerusalem bis auf die spätesten Geschlechter.

SEPTUAGINTA

ἡ δὲ Ἰουδαία εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατοικηθήσεται καὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς γενεὰς γενεῶν.

Brenton Septuagint

Ἡ δὲ Ἰουδαία εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατοικηθήσεται, καὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς γενεὰς γενεῶν.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעֹולָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם לְדֹ֥ור וָדֹֽור׃

Mashi Bible

Ci kwônene Yûda ayûbakamwo ensiku zoshi, na Yeruzalemu agandâze iburha oku lindi.

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Hebrew OT (WLC)

וִיהוּדָ֖ה לְעוֹלָ֣ם תֵּשֵׁ֑ב וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לְד֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃

Attribution

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 835 BC–800 BC Joel
Placed early, among the ninth-century prophets.
Critical: 400 BC–350 BC Joel
No king is named and the temple is standing, which many read as post-exilic. Joel is the least securely dated book in the prophetic corpus.

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Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (835 BC–350 BC).

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1050 BC–800 BC The Phoenician alphabet spreads Levant
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776 BC First recorded Olympiad Greece
The traditional starting point of Greek historical chronology.
753 BC Traditional founding of Rome Rome
The legendary date of Rome's founding, later used as the anchor of the Roman calendar.
745 BC–609 BC Neo-Assyrian empire at its height Mesopotamia
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620 BC–560 BC Coinage invented in Lydia Anatolia
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Joel 4:20

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

German Textbibel ☆

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆