Berean Standard Bible

Joel 3

The LORD Judges the Nations

1“YesH3588 H2009, in thoseH1992 daysH3117 and at thatH1931 timeH6256, whenH834 I restoreH7725 JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 from captivityH7622,12I will gatherH6908 allH3605 the nationsH1471 and bring them downH3381 toH413 the ValleyH6010 of JehoshaphatH3092.2 ThereH8033 I will enter into judgmentH8199 against themH5973 concerningH5921 My peopleH5971, My inheritanceH5159, IsraelH3478, whomH834 they have scatteredH6340 among the nationsH1471 asH853 they divided upH2505 My landH776.3They castH3032 lotsH1486 forH413 My peopleH5971; they barteredH5414 a boyH3206 for a prostituteH2181 and soldH4376 a girlH3207 for wineH3196 to drinkH8354.

4NowH1571 whatH4100 do you haveH859 against Me, O TyreH6865, SidonH6721, and allH3605 the regionsH1552 of PhilistiaH6429? Are youH859 renderingH7999 against MeH5921 a recompenseH1576? IfH518 youH859 retaliateH1580 against MeH5921, I will swiftlyH7031 and speedilyH4120 returnH7725 your recompenseH1576 upon your headsH7218. 5ForH834 you tookH3947 My silverH3701 and goldH2091 and carried offH935 My finestH2896 treasuresH4261 to your templesH1964.3 6You soldH4376 H1121 the peopleH1121 of JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389 to the GreeksH1121 H3125,4 toH4616 send them farH7368 fromH5921 their homelandH1366.

7BeholdH2005, I will rouse themH5782 fromH4480 the placesH4725 to whichH834 you soldH4376 themH853 H8033; I will returnH7725 your recompenseH1576 upon your headsH7218. 8I will sellH4376 your sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 into the handsH3027 of the peopleH1121 of JudahH3063, and they will sell themH4376 to the SabeansH7615—toH413 a distantH7350 nationH1471.”

IndeedH3588, the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696.

9ProclaimH7121 thisH2063 among the nationsH1471:

“PrepareH6942 for warH4421;rouseH5782 the mighty menH1368;let allH3605 the menH376 of warH4421advanceH5066 and attackH5927!10BeatH3807 your plowsharesH855 into swordsH2719and your pruning hooksH4211 into spearsH7420.Let the weakH2523 sayH559, ‘IH589 am strongH1368!’11ComeH935 quicklyH5789, allH3605 you surroundingH5439 nationsH1471,and gather yourselvesH6908.Bring downH5181 Your mighty onesH1368 ,O LORDH3068.

12Let the nationsH1471 be rousedH5782and advanceH5927 toH413 the ValleyH6010 of JehoshaphatH3092,forH3588 thereH8033 I will sit downH3427to judgeH8199 allH3605 the nationsH1471 on every sideH5439.13SwingH7971 the sickleH4038,forH3588 the harvestH7105 is ripeH1310.5ComeH935, trample the grapesH7287,forH3588 the winepressH1660 is fullH4390;the wine vatsH3342 overflowH7783becauseH3588 their wickednessH7451 is greatH7227.

14MultitudesH1995, multitudesH1995in the valleyH6010 of decisionH2742!ForH3588 the DayH3117 of the LORDH3068 is nearH7138in the valleyH6010 of decisionH2742.15The sunH8121 and moonH3394 will grow darkH6937,and the starsH3556 will no longerH622 shineH5051.

16The LORDH3068 will roarH7580 from ZionH6726 and raiseH5414 His voiceH6963 from JerusalemH3389; heavenH8064 and earthH776 will trembleH7493. But the LORDH3068 will be a refugeH4268 for His peopleH5971, a strongholdH4581 for the peopleH1121 of IsraelH3478.

17Then you will knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589 am the LORDH3068 your GodH430,who dwellsH7931 in ZionH6726, My holyH6944 mountainH2022.JerusalemH3389 will beH1961 holyH6944,neverH3808 againH5750 to be overrunH5674 by foreignersH2114.

18AndH1961 in thatH1931 dayH3117 the mountainsH2022 will dripH5197 with sweet wineH6071,and the hillsH1389 will flowH1980 with milkH2461.AllH3605 the streamsH650 of JudahH3063 will runH1980 with waterH4325,and a springH4599 will flowH3318 from the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068to waterH8248 the ValleyH5158 of AcaciasH7851.619EgyptH4714 will becomeH1961 desolateH8077,and EdomH123 a desertH4057 wastelandH8077 ,because of the violenceH2555 done to the peopleH1121 of JudahH3063,in whoseH834 landH776 they shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818.20But JudahH3063 will be inhabited foreverH3427 H5769,and JerusalemH3389 from generationH1755 to generationH1755.21For I will avengeH5352 their bloodH1818,which I have not yetH3808 avengedH5352.7”For the LORDH3068 dwellsH7931 in ZionH6726.

1. Joel 3:1 Or restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem ↩
2. Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the LORD judges; also in verse 12. ↩
3. Joel 3:5 Or palaces ↩
4. Joel 3:6 Or to the peoples of Javan ↩
5. Joel 3:13 LXX the harvest has come; see also Mark 4:29. ↩
6. Joel 3:18 Or Valley of Shittim ↩
7. Joel 3:21 Or For I will pardon their bloodguilt, which I have not yet pardoned. ↩