Joel 3:12

Joel 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
• New International Version (NIV)“Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the nations stir themselves up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

Context of Joel 3:12

10Beat your plows into swords and your pruning knives into spears. Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.” 11Come quickly, all you surrounding nations; gather yourselves. Bring down your warriors there, Lord. Let the nations be roused and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the surrounding nations. 13Swing the sickle because the harvest is ripe. Come and trample the grapes because the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because the wickedness of the nations is extreme. 14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

Joel 3:12 word by word

יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ וְיַעֲל֣וּ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י שָׁ֗ם אֵשֵׁ֛ב לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• be wakenedעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• and come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (Of Kidron)H6010
• of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehôshâphâţ · (Valley of) JehoshaphatH3092
• for there will I sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• to judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Joel 3:12

• Joel 3:2I will gather all the nations and take them to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. I will enter into judgment with them there because of my people, my inheritance Israel. The nations have scattered the Israelites in foreign countries and divided up my land.
• 2 Chronicles 20:26They assembled in the Valley of Beracah on the fourth day, for there they blessed the Lord. Therefore, that place is still called the Valley of Beracah today.
• Ezekiel 39:11“‘Now on that day I will give Gog a burial place there in Israel — the Travelers’ Valley east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, for Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called Hordes of Gog Valley.
• Zechariah 14:4On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. The Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, forming a huge valley, so that half the mountain will move to the north and half to the south.
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance and the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 7:6Rise up, Lord, in your anger; lift yourself up against the fury of my adversaries; awake for me; you have ordained a judgment.
• Psalms 76:8From heaven you pronounced judgment. The earth feared and grew quiet
• Psalms 96:13before the Lord, for he is coming — for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with his faithfulness.
• Psalms 98:9before the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world righteously and the peoples fairly.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his anger.
• Isaiah 2:4He will settle disputes among the nations and provide arbitration for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.
• Isaiah 3:13The Lord rises to argue the case and stands to judge the people.
• Ezekiel 30:3For a day is near; a day belonging to the Lord is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
• Micah 4:3He will settle disputes among many peoples and provide arbitration for strong nations that are far away. They will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword against nation, and they will never again train for war.
• Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war.

Commentaries on Joel 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Let the heathen be wakened - The heathen shall be wakened. The valley of Jehoshaphat - Any place where God may choose to display his judgments against his enemies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Let the pagan be awakened - This emphatic repetition of the word, “awaken,” seems intended to hint at the great awakening, to Judgment, when they “who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, being awakened” from the sleep of death. Another word is used of “awakening”. On the destruction of antichrist it is thought that the general Judgment will follow, and “all who are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man and shall come forth” John…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, shall be cut off from all comfort and joy. Most of the prophets foretell the same final victory of the church of God over all that oppose it. To the wicked it will be a terrible day, but to the righteous it will be a joyful day. What cause have those who possess an interest in Christ, to glory in their Strength…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The battle will occur in the valley of Jehoshaphat (see study note on Joel 3:2–3), where the Lord will judge everyone.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. See Joe 3:2. judge all the heathen round about--that is, all the nations from all parts of the earth which have maltreated Israel; not merely, as Henderson supposes, the nations round about Jerusalem (compare Psa 110:6; Is 2:4; Mi 4:3, 11-13; Zep 3:15-19; Zec 12:9; 14:3-11; Mal 4:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 3:12

• Idolatry
• Jehoshaphat
• Joel

In the dictionaries

• Jehoshaphat
• Flow
• Harvest
• Hope
• Jehoshaphat, Valley of
• Valley
• Wake
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Grecians; Greeks

Commentaries on Joel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings