Joel 3:9-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Proclaim this among the nations:(A)
Prepare for holy war;(B)
rouse the warriors;(C)
let all the men of war advance and attack!
10 Beat your plows into swords
and your pruning knives into spears.(D)
Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.”
11 Come quickly,[a] all you surrounding nations;
gather yourselves.(E)
Bring down Your warriors there, Lord.(F)
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.(G)
13 Swing the sickle
because the harvest is ripe.(H)
Come and trample the grapes
because the winepress is full;(I)
the wine vats overflow
because the wickedness of the nations is great.(J)
14 Multitudes, multitudes(K)
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near(L)
in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will cease their shining.(M)
16 The Lord will roar from Zion(N)
and raise His voice from Jerusalem;(O)
heaven and earth will shake.(P)
But the Lord will be a refuge for His people,(Q)
a stronghold for the Israelites.(R)
Footnotes
- Joel 3:11 LXX, Syr, Tg read Gather yourselves and come; Hb obscure
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