Joel 3:9

Joel 3:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
• New International Version (NIV)Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.

Context of Joel 3:9

7I am going to make them leave the place where you sold them. I will pay you back for what you have done. 8I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. They will sell them to the people of Sheba, a nation that is far away.” The Lord has spoken. Announce this among the nations: Prepare yourselves for war. Wake up the warriors. Have all the warriors come near and attack. 10Hammer your plowblades into swords and your pruning shears into spears. Weaklings should say that they are warriors. 11Hurry from every direction, and gather there, all you nations. O Lord, bring your soldiers.

Joel 3:9 word by word

קִרְאוּ־זֹאת֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם קַדְּשׁ֖וּ מִלְחָמָ֑ה הָעִ֙ירוּ֙ הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים יִגְּשׁ֣וּ יַֽעֲל֔וּ כֹּ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Proclaimקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• ye this among the Gentilesגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• Prepareקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• wake upעוּר‛ûr · to rouseH5782
• the mighty menגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• let all the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• draw nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• let them come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927

Cross-references for Joel 3:9

• Psalms 96:10Say to the nations, “The Lord rules as king!” The earth stands firm; it cannot be moved. He will judge people fairly.
• Isaiah 34:1Come close, you nations, and listen. Pay attention, you people. The earth, everyone in it, the world, and everything on it will listen.
• Jeremiah 31:10“You nations, listen to the Lord’s word. Tell it to the distant islands. Say, ‘The one who scattered the people of Israel will gather them and watch over them as a shepherd watches over his flock.’
• Jeremiah 50:2“Announce this among the nations, and spread the news. Raise a flag, and announce it. Don’t hide anything. Say, ‘Babylon will be captured. Bel will be put to shame. Marduk will be filled with terror. Babylon’s statues will be put to shame. Its idols will be filled with terror.’
• Ezekiel 21:21The king of Babylon will stop where the roads branch off, where there is a fork in the road. Then he will look for omens. He will shake some arrows, ask his household gods for help, and examine animal livers.
• Isaiah 8:9Be broken, you people. Be terrified. Listen, all you distant parts of the earth. Prepare for battle, but be terrified. Prepare for battle, but be terrified.
• Jeremiah 46:3“Get your large and small shields ready; advance into battle.
• Ezekiel 38:7“ ‘Be prepared! Be prepared, you and all the soldiers assembled around you. You will be their leader.

Commentaries on Joel 3:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Prepare war - Let all the enemies of God and of his people join together; let them even call all the tillers of the ground to their assistance, instead of laboring in the field; let every peasant become a soldier. Let them turn their agricultural implements into offensive weapons, so that the weak, being well armed, may confidently say, I am strong: yet, when thus collected and armed, Jehovah will bring down thy mighty ones; for so the clause in Joel…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles - God having before said that He would “gather all nations,” now, by a solemn irony, bids them prepare, if, by any means, they can fight against Him. So in Isaiah; “Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; take counsel together, and it shall come to…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. 9The nations are called to fight against the Lord, but the call is meant to show how useless their war would be. Their rebellion would end in destruction and judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The nations hostile to Israel are summoned by Jehovah to "come up" (this phrase is used because Jerusalem was on a hill) against Jerusalem, not that they may destroy it, but to be destroyed by the Lord (Eze 38:7-23; Zec 12:2-9; 14:2, 3). Prepare war--literally, sanctify war: because the heathen always began war with religious ceremonies. The very phrase used of Babylon's preparations against Jerusalem (Jr 6:4) is now used of the final foes of…Read the comment

Topics related to Joel 3:9

• Joel

In the dictionaries

• Flow
• Harvest
• Hope
• Wake
• Army
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Grecians; Greeks
• Joel (2)
• Sabaeans
• War; Warfare

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