Joel 3:9-16
English Standard Version
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
(A)Consecrate for war;[a]
stir up the mighty men.
Let all the men of war draw near;
let them come up.
10 (B)Beat your plowshares into swords,
and (C)your pruning hooks into spears;
let the weak say, “I am a warrior.”
11 (D)Hasten and come,
all you surrounding nations,
and gather yourselves there.
(E)Bring down your warriors, O Lord.
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to (F)the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
(G)for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.
13 (H)Put in the sickle,
(I)for the harvest is ripe.
(J)Go in, tread,
(K)for the winepress is full.
The vats overflow,
for their evil is great.
14 Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For (L)the day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
15 (M)The sun and the moon are darkened,
and the stars withdraw their shining.
16 (N)The Lord roars from Zion,
and (O)utters his voice from Jerusalem,
(P)and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is (Q)a refuge to his people,
a stronghold to the people of Israel.
Footnotes
- Joel 3:9 Or Consecrate a war
Joel 3:9-16
International Standard Version
The Lord’s Call to Judgment
9 “Declare this among the nations:
‘Prepare for war!
Wake up your elite forces!
Let all the soldiers draw near!
Call them up!
10 Beat your plow blades into swords,
and your pruning knives into spears!
Let the frail say, “I am strong!”
11 Hurry and come, all you gentiles!
Gather yourselves together!’”
“Lord, cause your mighty army[a] to come down.
12 “Let the nations be awakened
and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
because I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
13 Put in the sickle,
because the harvest is ripe.
Come and go down,
because the winepress is full.
The wine vats are overflowing,
because their evil is great!
14 “Multitudes, multitudes
in the Valley of Judgment!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the Valley of Judgment!
15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
and the stars will stop shining.
16 “The Lord will roar from Zion,
and shout from Jerusalem.
The heavens and the earth will shake,
but the Lord will be the refuge of his people,
and the strength of the people of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Joel 3:11 Lit. mighty ones
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