Joel 3:9-16
Legacy Standard Bible
9 (A)Call out this message among the nations:
(B)Set yourselves apart for a war; (C)rouse the mighty men!
Let all the men of war approach, let them come up!
10 (D)Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
(E)Let the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”
11 [a](F)Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves.
There, bring down, O Yahweh, Your (G)mighty ones.
12 Let the nations be roused up
And come up to the (H)valley of [b]Jehoshaphat,
For there I will sit to (I)judge
All the surrounding nations.
13 (J)Send in the sickle, for the (K)harvest is ripe.
Come, [c](L)tread, for the (M)wine press is full;
The vats overflow, for their (N)evil is great.
14 (O)Multitudes, multitudes in the (P)valley of [d]decision!
For the (Q)day of Yahweh is near in the valley of [e]decision.
15 The (R)sun and moon grow dark,
And the stars lose their brightness.
16 And Yahweh (S)roars from Zion
And (T)gives forth His voice from Jerusalem,
And the (U)heavens and the earth quake.
But Yahweh is a (V)refuge for His people
And a (W)strong defense to the sons of Israel.
Joel 3:9-16
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 extreme.(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 make his voice heard 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
- 3:11 LXX, Syr, Tg read Gather yourselves and come; Hb obscure
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