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12 “Let the nations be called to arms.
    Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I, the Lord, will sit
    to pronounce judgment on them all.

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I will gather the armies of the world
    into the valley of Jehoshaphat.[a]
There I will judge them
    for harming my people, my special possession,
for scattering my people among the nations,
    and for dividing up my land.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:2 Jehoshaphat means “the Lord judges.”

The Lord will mediate between nations
    and will settle international disputes.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
    nor train for war anymore.

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before the Lord,
    for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice,
    and the nations with fairness.

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13 before the Lord, for he is coming!
    He is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice,
    and the nations with his truth.

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13 The Lord takes his place in court
    and presents his case against his people.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:13 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads against the peoples.

On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. And the Mount of Olives will split apart, making a wide valley running from east to west. Half the mountain will move toward the north and half toward the south.

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The Lord will mediate between peoples
    and will settle disputes between strong nations far away.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
    and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
    nor train for war anymore.

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14 Thousands upon thousands are waiting in the valley of decision.
    There the day of the Lord will soon arrive.

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Arise, O Lord, in anger!
    Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
    Wake up, my God, and bring justice!

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The Rider on the White Horse

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.

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11 “And I will make a vast graveyard for Gog and his hordes in the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Dead Sea.[a] It will block the way of those who travel there, and they will change the name of the place to the Valley of Gog’s Hordes.

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Footnotes

  1. 39:11 Hebrew the sea.

for the terrible day is almost here—
    the day of the Lord!
It is a day of clouds and gloom,
    a day of despair for the nations.

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The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you.
    He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.
He will punish the nations
    and fill their lands with corpses;
    he will shatter heads over the whole earth.

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From heaven you sentenced your enemies;
    the earth trembled and stood silent before you.
You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God,
    and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude

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26 On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing,[a] which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the Lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.

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Footnotes

  1. 20:26 Hebrew valley of Beracah.

Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,
    the whole earth as your possession.
You will break[a] them with an iron rod
    and smash them like clay pots.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 2:9 Greek version reads rule. Compare Rev 2:27.

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