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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Let the nations be called to arms. Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I, the Lord, will sit to pronounce judgment on them all.

Context of Joel 3:12

10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, “I am strong!” 11Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, Lord! “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. 13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow— so great is their wickedness!” 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 nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will put them on trial for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel, because they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.
• 2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the Lord. This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah to this day.
• Ezekiel 39:11“ ‘On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon Gog.
• Zechariah 14:4On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south.
• Psalms 2:8Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies. Awake, my God; decree justice.
• Psalms 76:8From heaven you pronounced judgment, and the land feared and was quiet—
• Psalms 96:13Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
• Psalms 98:9let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
• Isaiah 2:4He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
• Isaiah 3:13The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people.
• Ezekiel 30:3For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.
• Micah 4:3He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages 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