3:21 I will avenge 1 their blood which I had not previously acquitted.
It is the Lord who dwells in Zion!
3:17 You will be convinced 2 that I the Lord am your God,
dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.
Jerusalem 3 will be holy –
conquering armies 4 will no longer pass through it.
1 tc The present translation follows the reading וְנִקַּמְתִּי (vÿniqqamti, “I will avenge”) rather than וְנִקֵּתִי (vÿniqqeti, “I will acquit”) of the MT.
2 tn Heb “know.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.