Focused Passage

Joel 3:9-12

The LORD Judges the Nations and Dwells with His People

The chapter moves from restoration to judgment, from international hostility to divine vindication, and from covenant suffering to the LORD's permanent dwelling among his holy people.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

11Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.

12Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Cross-references

Nahum 2:1Classic cross-references Micah 4:3Classic cross-references Ezekiel 38:17Classic cross-references Jeremiah 46:3Classic cross-references Revelation 16:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Proclaimקִרְאוּ־H7121Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralthisזֹאת֙H2063Pronoun - feminine singularamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םH1471Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralPrepareקַדְּשׁ֖וּH6942Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralfor warמִלְחָמָ֑הH4421Noun - feminine singularrouseהָעִ֙ירוּ֙H5782Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralthe mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםH1368Article | Adjective - masculine plurallet allכֹּ֖לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe menאַנְשֵׁ֥יH376Noun - masculine plural constructof warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃H4421Article | Noun - feminine singularadvanceיִגְּשׁ֣וּH5066Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland attackיַֽעֲל֔וּH5927Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Zechariah 12:8Classic cross-references Micah 4:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:4Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 25:8Classic cross-references Luke 13:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Beatכֹּ֤תּוּH3807Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralyour plowsharesאִתֵּיכֶם֙H855Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralinto swordsלַֽחֲרָב֔וֹתH2719Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine pluraland your pruning hooksוּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖םH4211Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralinto spearsלִרְמָחִ֑יםH7420Preposition-l | Noun - masculine pluralLet the weakהַֽחַלָּ֔שׁH2523Article | Adjective - masculine singularsayיֹאמַ֖רH559Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularI [am]אָֽנִי׃H589Pronoun - first person common singularstrongגִּבּ֥וֹרH1368Adjective - masculine singular

Verse 11

Cross-references

Obadiah 1:15Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:3Classic cross-references Revelation 16:14Classic cross-references Isaiah 43:9Classic cross-references Judges 4:7Classic cross-references

Original words

Comeוָבֹ֧אוּH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralquicklyע֣וּשׁוּH5789Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralallכָֽל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct{you} surroundingמִסָּבִ֖יבH5439Preposition-m | Adverbnationsהַגּוֹיִ֛םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluraland gather yourselvesוְנִקְבָּ֑צוּH6908Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralBring downהַֽנְחַ֥תH5181Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularYour mighty onesגִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃H1368Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular-שָׁ֕מָּהH8033Adverb | third person feminine singularO LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Joel 3:2Classic cross-references Zechariah 14:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:4Classic cross-references Isaiah 3:13Classic cross-references Psalms 96:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralbe rousedיֵע֙וֹרוּ֙H5782Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland advanceוְיַעֲל֣וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Valleyעֵ֖מֶקH6010Noun - masculine singular constructof Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑טH3092Noun - proper - masculine singularforכִּ֣יH3588Conjunctionthereשָׁ֗םH8033AdverbI will sit downאֵשֵׁ֛בH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularto judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥טH8199Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructthe nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םH1471Article | Noun - masculine pluralon every sideמִסָּבִֽיב׃H5439Preposition-m | Adverb

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