10 Beat your plows into swords
and your pruning knives into spears.(A)
Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.”
11 Come quickly,[a] all you surrounding nations;
gather yourselves.(B)
Bring down your warriors there, Lord.(C)

12 Let the nations be roused
and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,
for there I will sit down
to judge all the surrounding nations.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 LXX, Syr, Tg read Gather yourselves and come; Hb obscure

10 Beat your plowshares into swords
    and your pruning hooks(A) into spears.(B)
Let the weakling(C) say,
    “I am strong!”(D)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(E) there.

Bring down your warriors,(F) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(G)
for there I will sit
    to judge(H) all the nations on every side.

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