Joel 3:9-16

New American Standard Bible

^9 (A)Proclaim this among the nations:
^(B)Prepare for holy war; ^(C)stir up the warriors!
Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!
^10 (D)Beat your plowshares into swords,
And your pruning hooks into spears;
^(E)Let the weak man say, “I am a warrior.”
^11 [a](F)Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there.
Bring down, Lord, Your ^(G)warriors.
¹² Let the nations be awakened
And come up to the ^(H)Valley of ^[b]Jehoshaphat,
For there I will sit to ^(I)judge
All the surrounding nations.
^13 (J)Put in the sickle, for the ^(K)harvest is ripe.
Come, ^(L)tread the grapes, for the ^(M)wine press is full;
The vats overflow, for their ^(N)wickedness is great.
^14 (O)Multitudes, multitudes in the ^(P)valley of ^[c]decision!
For the ^(Q)day of the Lord is near in the valley of ^[d]decision.
¹⁵ The ^(R)sun and moon have become dark,
And the stars have lost their brightness.
¹⁶ The Lord ^(S)roars from Zion
And ^(T)utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the ^(U)heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is a ^(V)refuge for His people,
And a ^(W)stronghold for the sons of Israel.