Joel 3:12-21

New International Version

¹²“Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,^(A)
for there I will sit
    to judge^(B) all the nations on every side.
¹³Swing the sickle,^(C)
    for the harvest^(D) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,^(E)
    for the winepress^(F) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

¹⁴Multitudes,^(G) multitudes
    in the valley^(H) of decision!
For the day of the Lord^(I) is near
    in the valley of decision.^(J)
¹⁵The sun and moon will be darkened,
    and the stars no longer shine.^(K)
¹⁶The Lord will roar^(L) from Zion
    and thunder from Jerusalem;^(M)
    the earth and the heavens will tremble.^(N)
But the Lord will be a refuge^(O) for his people,
    a stronghold^(P) for the people of Israel.

Blessings for God’s People

¹⁷“Then you will know^(Q) that I, the Lord your God,^(R)
dwell in Zion,^(S) my holy hill.^(T)
Jerusalem will be holy;^(U)
never again will foreigners invade her.^(V)

¹⁸“In that day the mountains will drip new wine,^(W)
    and the hills will flow with milk;^(X)
    all the ravines of Judah will run with water.^(Y)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house^(Z)
    and will water the valley of acacias.^[a]^(AA)
¹⁹But Egypt^(AB) will be desolate,
    Edom^(AC) a desert waste,
because of violence^(AD) done to the people of Judah,
    in whose land they shed innocent blood.
²⁰Judah will be inhabited forever^(AE)
    and Jerusalem through all generations.
²¹Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?^(AF)
    No, I will not.^(AG)”