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 Living Translation (NLT)Say to the nations far and wide: “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.

Context of Joel 3:9

7“Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head. 8I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the Lord has spoken.” 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. 10Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” 11Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.

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 among the nations, “The Lord reigns; The world also is firmly established, It shall not be moved; He shall judge the peoples righteously.”
• Isaiah 34:1Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it.
• Jeremiah 31:10“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, And declare it in the isles afar off, and say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, And keep him as a shepherd does his flock.’
• Jeremiah 50:2“Declare among the nations, Proclaim, and set up a standard; Proclaim—do not conceal it— Say, ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. Merodach is broken in pieces; Her idols are humiliated, Her images are broken in pieces.’
• Ezekiel 21:21For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads, to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver.
• Isaiah 8:9“Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.
• Jeremiah 46:3“Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!
• Ezekiel 38:7“Prepare yourself and be ready, you and all your companies that are gathered about you; and be a guard for them.

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