Joel 2:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and none else, and my people shall never be ashamed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וִידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּ֣י בְקֶ֤רֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אָ֔נִי וַאֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ עַמִּ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס

Transliteration

And-vîdaʿtem that in-qereb Yisrāʾēl ʾānî and-ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêkhem and-none ʿôd and-not-yēbōshû ʿammî to-ʿôlām.

Grammar Details

• *vîdaʿtem*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will know
• *qereb*: masculine singular construct - midst of
• *Yisrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾānî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *ʾănî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêkhem*: masculine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God
• *ʿôd*: adverb - again/still/further
• *yēbōshû*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed
• *ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity

Word Meanings

• *vîdaʿtem*: you will know/recognize/understand
• *qereb*: midst of/among/within
• *yēbōshû*: they will be ashamed/be disappointed/be confounded

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then you will know that I am in Israel, that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. Never again will my people be put to shame.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye shall well knowe, that I am in the myddest of Israel, and that I am youre God: yee and that there is none other, and my people shall nomore be brought to confucion.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Ye shal also know, that I am in the middes of Israel, and that I am the Lorde your God and none other, & my people shal neuer be ashamed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And you shall knowe that I am in the middle of Israel, and that I am the Lorde your God, and none but I: and my people shall neuer be ashamed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel, and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You will know that I am in the midst of Israel, And that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; And my people will never again be disappointed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And ye have known that in the midst of Israel `am' I, And I `am' Jehovah your God, and there is none else, And not ashamed are My people to the age.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your God, and there is none else; and my people shall never be put to shame.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And you will be certain that I am in Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other: and my people will never be shamed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You will know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am Yahweh, your God, and there is no one else; and my people will never again be disappointed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You will be convinced that I am in the midst of Israel. I am the LORD your God; there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.

Referenced Verses

• Joel 3:17 : 17 So shall you know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then shall Jerusalem be holy, and strangers shall no longer pass through her.
• Lev 26:11-12 : 11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.
• Ezek 37:26-28 : 26 Moreover, I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them forevermore. 27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yes, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the nations shall know that I the LORD sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them forevermore.
• Joel 2:26 : 26 And you shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shall never be ashamed.
• Zeph 3:17 : 17 The LORD your God in the midst of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
• 2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• Deut 23:14 : 14 For the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and to give up your enemies before you; therefore shall your camp be holy, that He see no unclean thing in you, and turn away from you.
• Ps 46:5 : 5 God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
• Ps 68:18 : 18 You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
• Isa 12:6 : 6 Cry out and shout, inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of you.
• Isa 45:5 : 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God besides Me: I will strengthen you, though you have not known Me.
• Rev 21:3 : 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
• Ezek 39:28 : 28 Then they shall know that I am the LORD their God, who caused them to be led into captivity among the nations: but I have gathered them to their own land, and will leave none of them anymore there.
• Ezek 39:22 : 22 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day forward.
• 1 Pet 2:6 : 6 Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For thus says the LORD who created the heavens; God Himself who formed the earth and made it; He has established it, He did not create it in vain, He formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Isa 45:21-22 : 21 Declare and bring them near; indeed, let them take counsel together: who has declared this from ancient times? who has told it from that time? have not I, the LORD? and there is no other God besides Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none besides Me. 22 Look to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is no other.
• Isa 53:6 : 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.