NASB — Joel 3 — KJV

The Nations Will Be Judged

  1IFor behold°, ain those° days° and at that time°,
  When° I brestore° the fortunes° of Judah° and Jerusalem°,
  2 I will agather° all° the nations°
  And bring° them down° to the bvalley° of IJehoshaphat°.
  Then I will center° into judgment° with them there°
  On behalf° of My people° and My inheritance°, Israel°,
  Whom° they have dscattered° among the nations°;
  And they have edivided° up My land°.
  3 “They have also acast° lots° for My people°,
  IbTraded° a boy° for a harlot°
  And sold° a girl° for wine° that they may drink°.
4 Moreover°, what° are you to Me, O aTyre°, Sidon° and all° the regions° of bPhilistia°? Are you rendering° Me a recompense°? But if° you do recompense° Me, swiftly° and speedily° I will creturn° your recompense° on your head°. 5 Since° you have ataken° My silver° and My gold°, brought° My precious° Itreasures° to your temples°, 6 and sold° the asons° of Judah° and Jerusalem° to the IGreeks° in order° to remove° them far° from their territory°, 7 behold°, I am going to aarouse° them from the place° where°° you have sold° them, and return° your recompense° on your head°. 8 Also I will asell° your sons° and your daughters° into the hand° of the sons° of Judah°, and they will sell° them to the bSabeans°, to a distant° nation°,” for the LORD° has spoken°.

[1] ICh 4:1 in Heb aJr 30:3; Ezk 38:14 bJr 16:15
[2] II.e. YHWH judges aIs 66:18; Mi 4:12; Zc 14:2 bJol 3:12, 14 cIs 66:16; Jr 25:31; Ezk 38:22 dJr 50:17; Ezk 34:6 eEzk 35:10; 36:1-5
[3] ILit Given aOb 11; Na 3:10 bAm 2:6
[4] aIs 23:1-18; Am 1:9, 10; Zc 9:2-4; Mt 11:21, 22; Lk 10:13, 14 bIs 14:29-31; Jr 47:1-7; Ezk 25:15-17; Am 1:6-8; Zc 9:5-7 cIs 34:8; 59:18
[5] ILit goodly things a2K 12:18; 2Ch 21:16, 17
[6] ILit sons of Javan aEzk 27:13
[7] aIs 43:5, 6; Jr 23:8; Zc 9:13
[8] aIs 14:2; 60:14 bJb 1:15; Ps 72:10; Ezk 38:13

  9aProclaim° this° among the nations°:
  bPrepare° a war°; crouse° the mighty° men°!
  Let all° the soldiers°° draw° near°, let them come° up!
  10 aBeat° your plowshares° into swords°
  And your pruning° hooks° into spears°;
  bLet the weak° say°, “I am a mighty° man°.”
  11 IaHasten° and come°, all° you surrounding° nations°,
  And gather° yourselves there°.
  Bring° down°, O LORD°, Your bmighty° ones°.
  12 Let the nations° be aroused°
  And come° up to the avalley° of IJehoshaphat°,
  For there° I will sit° to bjudge°
  All° the surrounding° nations°.
  13 aPut° in the sickle°, for the bharvest° is ripe°.
  Come°, ctread°, for the dwine° press° is full°;
  The vats° overflow°, for their ewickedness° is great°.
  14 aMultitudes°, multitudes° in the bvalley° of Idecision°!
  For the cday° of the LORD° is near° in the valley° of Idecision°.
  15 The asun° and moon° grow° dark°
  And the stars° lose° their brightness°.
  16 The LORD° aroars° from Zion°
  And butters° His voice° from Jerusalem°,
  And the cheavens° and the earth° tremble°.
  But the LORD° is a drefuge° for His people°
  And a estronghold° to the sons° of Israel°.
  17 Then you will aknow° that I am the LORD° your God°,
  Dwelling° in Zion°, My bholy° mountain°.
  So Jerusalem° will be choly°,
  And dstrangers° will pass° through it no° more°.

[9] aJr 51:27 bJr 6:4; Ezk 38:7; Mi 3:5 cIs 8:9, 10; Jr 46:3, 4; Zc 14:2, 3
[10] aIs 2:4; Mi 4:3 bZc 12:8
[11] IOr Lend aid aEzk 38:15, 16 bIs 13:3
[12] II.e. YHWH judges aJol 3:2, 14 bPs 7:6; 96:13; 98:9; Is 2:4; 3:13
[13] aRv 14:14-19 bJr 51:33; Ho 6:11 cRv 14:19, 20; 19:15 dIs 63:3; Lm 1:15 eGn 18:20
[14] II.e. God’s verdict aIs 34:2-8 bJol 3:2, 12 cJol 1:15; 2:1, 11, 31
[15] aJol 2:10, 31
[16] aHo 11:10; Am 1:2 bJol 2:11 cEzk 38:19; Jol 2:10; Hg 2:6 dPs 61:3; Is 33:16; Jr 17:17 eJr 16:19; Na 1:7
[17] aJol 2:27 bIs 11:9; 56:7; Ezk 20:40 cIs 4:3; Ob 17 dIs 52:1; Na 1:15

Judah Will Be Blessed

  18 ¶ And in that day°
  The amountains° will drip° with Isweet° wine°,
  And the hills° will bflow° with milk°,
  And all° the cbrooks° of Judah° will flow° with water°;
  And a dspring° will go° out from the house° of the LORD°
  To water° the valley° of IIShittim°.
  19 Egypt° will become° a waste°,
  And Edom° will become° a desolate° wilderness°,
  Because° of the aviolence° Idone to the sons° of Judah°,
  In whose° land° they have shed° innocent° blood°.
  20 But Judah° will be ainhabited° forever°
  And Jerusalem° for all° generations°.
  21 And I will aavenge° their blood° which I have not avenged°,
  For the LORD° dwells° in Zion°.

[18] ILit freshly pressed out grape juice IIOr acacias aAm 9:13 bEx 3:8 cIs 30:25; 35:6 dEzk 47:1-12
[19] ILit of the sons aOb 10
[20] aEzk 37:25; Am 9:15
[21] aIs 4:4


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God's judgment against the enemies of his people.

1 ¶ For,² behold,² in those² days,º and in that² time,º when² I shall bring againºªªª² the captivityº of Judahº and Jerusalem,º 2 I will also gatherºª² all² nations,º and will bring them downºª into² the valleyº of Jehoshaphat,º and will pleadºª with² them there² for² my peopleº and [for] my heritageº Israel,º whom² they have scatteredºª among the nations,º and partedºª my land.º 3 And they have castºª lotsº for² my people;º and have givenºª a boyº for an harlot,ºª and soldºª a girlº for wine,º that they might drink.ºª 4 Yea,² and what² have ye² to do with me, O Tyre,º and Zidon,º and all² the coastsº of Palestine?º will ye² renderºª² me a recompence?º and if² ye² recompenseºª² me, swiftlyº [and] speedilyº will I returnºª your recompenceº upon your own head;º 5 Because² ye have takenºª my silverº and my gold,º and have carriedºª into your templesº my goodlyº pleasant things:º 6 The childrenº also of Judahº and the childrenº of Jerusalemº have ye soldºª unto the Grecians,ºº that² ye might remove them farºª from²² their border.º 7 Behold,² I will raiseºª them out of² the placeº whither²² ye have soldºª them, and will returnºª your recompenceº upon your own head:º 8 And I will sellºª² your sonsº and your daughtersº into the handº of the childrenº of Judah,º and they shall sellºª them to the Sabeans,º to² a peopleº far off:º for² the LORDº hath spokenºª [it].

[1] Dt 30:3; 2Ch 6:37; Ps 14:7; 85:1; Is 11:11; Jr 16:15; 23:3; 29:14; 30:3, 18; Ezk 16:53; 37:21; 38:14; 39:25, 28; Dn 12:1; Jol 2:29; Am 9:14; Zp 3:19.
[2] 2Ch 20:26; Is 66:16; Jr 12:14; 49:1; Ezk 25:8; 35:10; 38:22; 39:11; Jol 3:12; Am 1:11; Ob 1:10; Zp 2:8; 3:8; Zc 12:3; 14:2, 4; Rv 11:18; 16:6, 14, 16; 18:20; 19:19; 20:8.
[3] 2Ch 28:8; Am 2:6; Ob 1:11; Na 3:10; Rv 18:13.
[4] Dt 32:35; Jg 11:12; 2Ch 21:16; 28:17; Is 34:8; 59:18; Jr 51:6; Ezk 25:12; Am 1:6, 12; Zc 9:2; Lk 18:7; Ac 9:4; 2Th 1:6.
[5] 1S 5:2; 2K 12:18; 16:8; 18:15; 24:13; 25:13; Jr 50:28; 51:11; Dn 5:2; 11:38.
[6] Dt 28:32, 68; Ezk 27:13; Jol 3:3, 8.
[7] Jg 1:7; 1S 15:33; Es 7:10; Is 11:12; 43:5; 49:12; Jr 23:8; 30:10, 16; 31:8; 32:37; Ezk 34:12; 36:24; 38:8; Jol 3:4; Zc 10:6; Mt 7:2; 2Th 1:6; Jm 2:13; Rv 13:10; 16:6; 19:2.
[8] Dt 32:30; Jg 2:14; 4:2, 9; Jb 1:15; Is 14:1; 60:14; Jr 6:20; Ezk 23:42.

God will be known in his judgment.

9 ¶ Proclaimºª ye this² among the Gentiles;º Prepareºª war,º wake upºª the mighty men,º let all² the men¹² of warº draw near;ºª let them come up:ºª 10 Beatºª your plowsharesº into swords,º and your pruninghooksº into spears:º let the weakº say,ºª I² [am] strong.º 11 Assembleºª yourselves, and come,ºª all² ye heathen,º and gather yourselves togetherºª round about:º² thither² cause thy mighty onesº to come down,ºª O LORD.º 12 Let the heathenº be wakened,ºª and come upºª to² the valleyº of Jehoshaphat:º for² there² will I sitºª to judgeºª² all² the heathenº round about.º² 13 Putºª ye in the sickle,º for² the harvestº is ripe:ºª come,ºª get you down;ºª for² the pressº is full,ºª the fatsº overflow;ºª for² their wickednessº [is] great.º 14 Multitudes,º multitudesº in the valleyº of decision:º for² the dayº of the LORDº [is] nearº in the valleyº of decision.º 15 The sunº and the moonº shall be darkened,ºª and the starsº shall withdrawºª their shining.º 16 The LORDº also shall roarºª out of Zion,º² and utterºª his voiceº from Jerusalem;º² and the heavensº and the earthº shall shake:ºª but the LORDº [will be] the hopeº of his people,º and the strengthº of the childrenº of Israel.º 17 So shall ye knowºª that² I² [am] the LORDº your Godº dwellingºª in Zion,º my holyº mountain:º then shall Jerusalemº be² holy,º and there shall no² strangersºª pass throughºª her any more.²

[9] Ps 96:10; Is 8:9; 34:1; Jr 31:10; 46:3; 50:2; Ezk 21:21; 38:7.
[10] 2Ch 25:8; Is 2:4; Mi 4:3; Zc 12:8; Lk 22:36.
[11] Ps 103:20; Is 10:34; 13:3; 37:36; Ezk 38:9; Jol 3:2; Mi 4:12; Zp 3:8; Zc 14:2; 2Th 1:7; Rv 16:14; 19:14, 19; 20:8.
[12] 2Ch 20:26; Ps 2:8; 7:6; 76:8; 96:13; 98:9; 110:5; Is 2:4; 3:13; Ezk 30:3; 39:11; Jol 3:2, 14; Mi 4:3; Zc 14:4; Rv 19:11.
[13] Gn 13:13; 15:16; 18:20; Dt 16:9; Is 63:3; Jr 51:33; Lm 1:15; Ho 6:11; Mt 13:39; Mk 4:29; Rv 14:15, 17.
[14] Ps 37:13; Is 34:2; 63:1; Ezk 38:8; 39:8; Jol 2:1; 3:2; Php 3:2; 2P 3:7; Rv 16:14; 19:19.
[15] Is 13:10; Jol 2:10, 31; Mt 24:29; Lk 21:25; Rv 6:12.
[16] 1S 15:29; Ps 18:2; 29:11; 46:1; 61:3; 91:1; Pv 18:10; Is 33:16, 21; 42:13; 51:5, 16; Jr 25:30; Ezk 38:19; Ho 11:10; Jol 2:10, 11; Am 1:2; 3:8; Hg 2:6; Zc 10:6, 12; 12:5; He 12:26; Rv 11:13, 19; 16:18.
[17] Ps 9:11; 76:2; Is 4:3; 12:6; 35:8; 52:1; Jr 31:23; Ezk 43:12; 48:35; Dn 11:45; Jol 2:27; 3:21; Ob 1:16, 17; Mi 4:7; Na 1:15; Zp 3:14; Zc 8:3; 14:20, 21; Rv 21:27.

His blessing upon the Church.

18 ¶ And it shall come to pass² in that² day,º [that] the mountainsº shall drop downºª new wine,º and the hillsº shall flow¹ª² with milk,º and all² the riversº of Judahº shall flow¹ª² with waters,º and a fountainº shall come forthºª of the houseº² of the LORD,º and shall waterºª² the valleyº of Shittim.º 19 Egyptº shall be² a desolation,º and Edomº shall be² a desolateº wilderness,º for² the violenceº [against] the childrenº of Judah,º because² they have shedºª innocentº bloodº in their land.º 20 But Judahº shall dwellºª for ever,º and Jerusalemº from generationº to generation.º 21 For I will cleanseºª their bloodº [that] I have not² cleansed:ºª for the LORDº dwellethºª in Zion.º

[18] Nu 25:1; Jb 29:6; Ps 46:4; Is 30:25; 35:6; 41:17; 55:12; Ezk 47:1; Am 9:13; Mi 6:5; Zc 14:8; Rv 22:1.
[19] Ps 137:7; Is 11:15; 19:1; 34:1; 63:1; Jr 49:17; 51:35; Lm 4:21; Ezk 25:1; 35:1; Am 1:11; Ob 1:1, 10; Zc 10:10; 14:18; Mal 1:3; 2Th 1:6.
[20] Is 33:20; Ezk 37:25; Am 9:15.
[21] Is 4:4; Ezk 36:25, 29; 48:35; Jol 3:17; Mt 27:25; Rv 21:3.


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