King James Version

Joel 3:20

But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Joel 4:20.

וִיהוּדָ֖הvihudahand Judahיְהוּדָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.לְעוֹלָ֣םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…תֵּשֵׁ֑בteshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvirushalimand Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.לְד֥וֹרledorto ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.וָדֽוֹרvadorand ageדּוֹרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-20) But Judah shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.

World English Bible

But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Darby Translation

But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Douay-Rheims

And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-20) But Judah shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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