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Joel 3
Revised Geneva Translation
Joel 3
Revised Geneva Translation
3 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 “I will also gather all nations and will bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for My people, and for My heritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. And they parted My land.
3 “And they have cast lots for My people and have given the child for the harlot. And they sold the girl for wine, so that they might drink.
4 “Yea, and what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you render Me a recompense? And if you recompense Me, I will swiftly and speedily render your recompense upon your head.
5 “For you have taken My silver and My gold and have carried My precious and pleasant things into your temples.
6 “Also, you have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the Grecians, so that you might send them far from their border.
7 “Behold, I will raise them out of the place where you have sold them and will render your reward upon your own head.
8 “And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah. And they shall send them to the Sabeans, to a people far away.” For the LORD has spoken it.
9 “Publish this among the Gentiles: ‘Prepare war! Wake up the mighty men! Let all the men of war draw near and come up.
10 ‘Break your plowshares into swords, and your scythes into spears. Let the weak say, “I am strong.”
11 ‘Assemble yourselves and come, all you heathen, and gather yourselves together all around.’ There shall the LORD cast down the mighty men.
12 “Let the heathen be awakened and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. For there I will sit to judge all the heathen all around.
13 “Put in your scythes, for the harvest is ripe. Come. Go down. For the winepress is full. Indeed, the winepresses run over, for their wickedness is great.”
14 O multitude! O multitude! Come into the valley of threshing! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of threshing!
15 The Sun and Moon shall be darkened. And the stars shall withdraw their light.
16 Also, the LORD 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.
17 “So shall you know that I am the LORD your God, dwelling on Zion, My Holy Mountain. Then shall Jerusalem be holy. And no strangers shall go through her anymore.
18 “And on that day, the mountains shall drop down new wine. And the hills shall flow with milk. And all the rivers of Judah shall run with waters. And a fountain shall come forth from the House of the LORD and shall water the Valley of Shittim.
19 “Egypt shall be laid waste. And Edom shall be a desolate wilderness from the injuries of the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 “But Judah shall dwell forever, and Jerusalem, from generation to generation.
21 “For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed. And the LORD will dwell in Zion.”
Joel 3
New International Version
Joel 3
New International Version
The Nations Judged
3 [a]“In those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
2 I will gather(C) all nations
and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b](D)
There I will put them on trial(E)
for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered(F) my people among the nations
and divided up my land.
3 They cast lots(G) for my people
and traded boys for prostitutes;
they sold girls for wine(H) to drink.
4 “Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(I) and all you regions of Philistia?(J) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(K) 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[c](L) 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,(M) that you might send them far from their homeland.
7 “See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them,(N) and I will return(O) on your own heads what you have done. 8 I will sell your sons(P) and daughters to the people of Judah,(Q) and they will sell them to the Sabeans,(R) a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.(S)
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for war!(T)
Rouse the warriors!(U)
Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks(V) into spears.(W)
Let the weakling(X) say,
“I am strong!”(Y)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
and assemble(Z) there.
Bring down your warriors,(AA) Lord!
12 “Let the nations be roused;
let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(AB)
for there I will sit
to judge(AC) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(AD)
for the harvest(AE) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(AF)
for the winepress(AG) is full
and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes,(AH) multitudes
in the valley(AI) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(AJ) is near
in the valley of decision.(AK)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(AL)
16 The Lord will roar(AM) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(AN)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(AO)
But the Lord will be a refuge(AP) for his people,
a stronghold(AQ) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(AR) that I, the Lord your God,(AS)
dwell in Zion,(AT) my holy hill.(AU)
Jerusalem will be holy;(AV)
never again will foreigners invade her.(AW)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(AX)
and the hills will flow with milk;(AY)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(AZ)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(BA)
and will water the valley of acacias.[d](BB)
19 But Egypt(BC) will be desolate,
Edom(BD) a desert waste,
because of violence(BE) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(BF)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(BG)
No, I will not.(BH)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(BI)
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