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Joel 3:18

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:18.

וְהָיָה֩vehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בַיּ֨וֹםvayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַה֜וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יִטְּפ֧וּyitfvdropנָטַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “drop”, an unfinished actionH5197to ooze, i.e. distil gradually; by implication, to fall in drops; figuratively, to speak by inspirationdrop(-ping), prophesy(-et).הֶהָרִ֣יםheharimthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.עָסִ֗יסasisjuiceעָסִיסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “juice”, the ordinary formH6071must or fresh grape-juice (as just trodden out)juice, new (sweet) wine.וְהַגְּבָעוֹת֙vehagvaotand the hillגִּבְעָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and the hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.תֵּלַ֣כְנָהtelakhnahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…חָלָ֔בchalavmilkחָלָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֲפִיקֵ֥יafiqestrong pieceאָפִיקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “strong piece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH650properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a herobrook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.יְהוּדָ֖הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.יֵ֣לְכוּyelekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וּמַעְיָ֗ןumayanand fountainמַעְיָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fountain”, the ordinary formH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.מִבֵּ֤יתmibeytfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יֵצֵ֔אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…וְהִשְׁקָ֖הvehishqahand cause to drinkשָׁקָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to drink”, a completed action in a sequenceH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נַ֥חַלnachalbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “brook”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.הַשִּׁטִּֽיםhashitimthe Shittimשִׁטִּיםdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Shittim”H7851Shittim, a place East of the JordanShittim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-18) And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow [with] milk, And all streams of Judah do go [with] water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

World English Bible

It will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters; and a fountain will flow out from Yahweh’s house, and will water the valley of Shittim.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Douay-Rheims

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall come to pass in that day that the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the fountains of Juda shall flow with water, and a fountain shall go forth of the house of the Lord, and water the valley of flags.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ, ἀποσταλάξει τὰ ὄρη γλυκασμὸν, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ ῥυήσονται γάλα, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἀφέσεις Ἰούδα ῥυήσονται ὕδατα, καὶ πηγὴ ἐξ οἴκου Κυρίου ἐξελεύσεται, καὶ ποτιεῖ τὸν χειμάῤῥουν τῶν σχοίνων.