Joel 3:9-16
Authorized (King James) Version
9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles;
Prepare war, wake up the mighty men,
let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up:
10 beat your plowshares into swords,
and your pruninghooks into spears:
let the weak say, I am strong.
11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen,
and gather yourselves together round about:
thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.
12 Let the heathen be wakened,
and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat:
for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe:
come, get you down; for the press is full,
the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision:
for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened,
and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zion,
and utter his voice from Jerusalem;
and the heavens and the earth shall shake:
but the Lord will be the hope of his people,
and the strength of the children of Israel.
Joel 3:9-16
American Standard Version
9 Proclaim ye this among the nations; [a]prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 [b]Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah. 12 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of [c]Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. 13 Put ye in the sickle; for the [d]harvest is ripe: come, [e]tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining. 16 And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
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