Revised Literal Translation
Joel 3:9-21
9ProclaimH7121 ye this among the GentilesH1471; PrepareH6942 warH4421, wake upH5782 the mighty menH1368, let all the menH582 of warH4421 draw nearH5066; let them come upH5927:1 10BeatH3807 your plowsharesH855 into swordsH2719, and your pruninghooksH4211 into spearsH7420: let the weakH2523 sayH559, I am strongH1368.2 11AssembleH5789 yourselves, and comeH935, all ye heathenH1471, and gather yourselves togetherH6908 round aboutH5439: thither cause thy mighty onesH1368 to come downH5181, O YhwhH3068.3 12Let the heathenH1471 be wakenedH5782, and come upH5927 to the valleyH6010 of JehoshaphatH3092: for there will I sitH3427 to judgeH8199 all the heathenH1471 round aboutH5439. 13PutH7971 ye in the sickleH4038, for the harvestH7105 is ripeH1310: comeH935, get you downH3381; for the pressH1660 is fullH4390, the pressfatsH3342 overflowH7783; for their wickednessH7451 is greatH7227. 14MultitudesH1995, multitudesH1995 in the valleyH6010 of decisionH2742: for the dayH3117 of YhwhH3068 is nearH7138 in the valleyH6010 of decisionH2742.4 15The sunH8121 and the moonH3394 shall be darkenedH6937, and the starsH3556 shall withdrawH622 their shiningH5051. 16YhwhH3068 also shall roarH7580 out of ZionH6726, and utterH5414 his voiceH6963 from JerusalemH3389; and the heavensH8064 and the earthH776 shall shakeH7493: But YhwhH3068 will be the hopeH4268 of his peopleH5971, and the strengthH4581 of the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478.5 17So shall ye knowH3045 that I am YhwhH3068 your GodH430 dwellingH7931 in ZionH6726, my holyH6944 mountainH2022: then shall JerusalemH3389 be holyH6944, and there shall no strangersH2114 pass throughH5674 her any more.6
18And it shall come to pass in that dayH3117, that the mountainsH2022 shall drop downH5197 new wineH6071, and the hillsH1389 shall flowH3212 with milkH2461, and all the riversH650 of JudahH3063 shall flowH3212 with watersH4325, and a fountainH4599 shall come forthH3318 of the houseH1004 of YhwhH3068, and shall waterH8248 the valleyH5158 of ShittimH7851.7 19EgyptH4714 shall be a desolationH8077, and EdomH123 shall be a desolateH8077 wildernessH4057, for the violenceH2555 against the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063, because they have shedH8210 innocentH5355 bloodH1818 in their landH776. 20But JudahH3063 shall dwellH3427 for everH5769, and JerusalemH3389 from generationH1755 to generationH1755.8 21For I will cleanseH5352 their bloodH1818 that I have not cleansedH5352: for YhwhH3068 dwellethH7931 in ZionH6726.9
Notes
- 1. Joel 3:9 Prepare: Heb. Sanctify. ↩
- 2. Joel 3:10 pruninghooks: or, scythes. ↩
- 3. Joel 3:11 cause…: or, the Lord shall bring down. ↩
- 4. Joel 3:14 decision: or, concision, or, threshing. ↩
- 5. Joel 3:16 hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour. ↩
- 6. Joel 3:17 holy: Heb. holiness. ↩
- 7. Joel 3:18 flow: Heb. go. ↩
- 8. Joel 3:20 dwell: or, abide. ↩
- 9. Joel 3:21 for the…: or, even I the Lord that. ↩
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
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