Joel 3
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1“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,1"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.2I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land.
3They cast lots for My people; they bartered a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.3"They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.
4Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.4"Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
5For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.5"Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples,
6You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.6and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,
7Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.7behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head.
8I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.8"Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken.
9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up!
10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’10Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man."
11Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.11Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones.
12Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.12Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.
13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.
14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the Day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
15The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.15The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.
16The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.16The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will pass through it no more.
18And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of Acacias.18And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim.
19Egypt will become desolate, and Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.19Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
20But Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.20But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations.
21For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.21And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion.
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