Joel 3:9-16

New King James Version

^9 (A)Proclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
^10 (B)Beat your plowshares into swords
And your ^[a]pruning hooks into spears;
^(C)Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
¹¹ Assemble and come, all you nations,
And gather together all around.
Cause ^(D)Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.

¹² “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to ^(E)judge all the surrounding nations.
^13 (F)Put in the sickle, for ^(G)the harvest is ripe.
Come, go down;
For the ^(H)winepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”

¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For ^(I)the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and moon will grow dark,
And the stars will diminish their brightness.
¹⁶ The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
^(J)But the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.