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Joel 3:10

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Beat your plow-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears,—as for the weak, let him say, mighty, I am.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, 'I [am] mighty.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Breake your plowshares into swords, and your sithes into speares: let the weake say, I am strong.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Beate your plowe shares into swords, and your pruning hookes into speares, let the weake say, I am strong.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Beat your plowshares into swords and your sickles into spears. Let the weak say, I am a mighty man.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your sickles into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Beat 3807
{3807} Prime
כְּתַת
kathath
{kaw-thath'}
A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike.
z8798
<8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 2847
your plowshares 855
{0855} Prime
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Of uncertain derivation; a hoe or other digging implement.
into swords, 2719
{2719} Prime
חֶרֶב
chereb
{kheh'-reb}
From H2717; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.
and your pruninghooks 4211
{4211} Prime
מַזְמֵרָה
mazmerah
{maz-may-raw'}
From H2168; a pruning knife.
into spears: 7420
{7420} Prime
רֹמַח
romach
{ro'-makh}
From an unused root meaning to hurl; a lance (as thrown); especially the iron point.
let the weak 2523
{2523} Prime
חַלָּשׁ
challash
{khal-lawsh'}
From H2322; frail.
say, 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
I x589
(0589) Complement
אֲנִי
'aniy
{an-ee'}
Contracted from H0595; I.
[am] strong. 1368
{1368} Prime
גִּבּוֹר
gibbowr
{ghib-bore'}
Intensive from the same as H1397; powerful; by implication warrior, tyrant.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Joel 3:10

_ _ Beat your ploughshares into swords — As the foes are desired to “beat their ploughshares into swords, and their pruning hooks into spears,” that so they may perish in their unhallowed attack on Judah and Jerusalem, so these latter, and the nations converted to God by them, after the overthrow of the antichristian confederacy, shall, on the contrary, “beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks,” when under Messiah’s coming reign there shall be war no more (Isaiah 2:4; Hosea 2:18; Micah 4:3).

_ _ let the weak say, I am strong — So universal shall be the rage of Israel’s foes for invading her, that even the weak among them will fancy themselves strong enough to join the invading forces. Age and infirmity were ordinarily made valid excuses for exemption from service, but so mad shall be the fury of the world against God’s people, that even the feeble will not desire to be exempted (compare Psalms 2:1-3).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Joel 3:9-17.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Joel 3:10

I am strong — Put on strength and valour; let none be absent from this war.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Joel 3:10

(g) Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.

(g) When I will execute my judgments against my enemies, I will cause everyone to be ready, and to prepare their weapons to destroy one another, for my Church's sake.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
your plowshares:

Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Micah 4:3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Luke 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take [it], and likewise [his] scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

pruninghooks:
or, scythes

let:

2 Chronicles 25:8 But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
Zechariah 12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
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2Ch 25:8. Is 2:4. Mi 4:3. Zc 12:8. Lk 22:36.

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