Joel 3:17

The Lord’s Presence in Zion

3:17 You will be convinced ¹  that I the Lord am your God,

dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.

Jerusalem ²  will be holy –

conquering armies ³  will no longer pass through it.

Psalms 87:1

Psalm 87 ⁴ 

Written by the Korahites; a psalm, a song.

87:1 The Lord’s city is in the holy hills. ⁵ 

Daniel 9:16

9:16 O Lord, according to all your justice, ⁶  please turn your raging anger ⁷  away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. For due to our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people are mocked by all our neighbors.

Daniel 9:20

Gabriel Gives to Daniel a Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

9:20 While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the LORD my God concerning his holy mountain ⁸  –

Zephaniah 3:11

3:11 In that day you ⁹  will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, ¹⁰ 

for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, ¹¹ 

and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

Zechariah 8:3

8:3 The Lord says, ‘I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. ¹²  Now Jerusalem will be called “truthful city,” “mountain of the Lord who rules over all,” “holy mountain.”’

¹ tn Heb “know.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.

⁴ sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens.

⁵ tn Heb “his foundation [is] in the hills of holiness.” The expression “his foundation” refers here by metonymy to the Lord’s dwelling place in Zion. The “hills” are the ones surrounding Zion (see Pss 125:2; 133:3).

⁶ tn Or “righteousness.”

⁷ tn Heb “your anger and your rage.” The synonyms are joined here to emphasize the degree of God’s anger. This is best expressed in English by making one of the terms adjectival (cf. NLT “your furious anger”; CEV “terribly angry”).

⁸ tn Heb “the holy mountain of my God.”

⁹ sn The second person verbs and pronouns are feminine singular, indicating that personified Jerusalem is addressed here.

¹⁰ tn Heb “In that day you not be ashamed because of all your actions, [in] which you rebelled against me.”

¹¹ tn Heb “the arrogant ones of your pride.”

¹² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.