Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “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. New Living Translation “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. English Standard Version 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. Berean Standard Bible Let 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “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 American Standard Bible Let the nations be awakened And come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. NASB 1995 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. NASB 1977 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. Legacy Standard Bible Let the nations be roused up And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. Amplified Bible Let the nations be stirred [to action] And come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge and punish All the surrounding nations. Christian Standard Bible Let the nations be roused and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the surrounding nations. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let the nations be roused and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the surrounding nations. American Standard Version Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. Aramaic Bible in Plain English They shall be awakened and the nations shall come up to the valley of Yoshaphat, because there I shall sit to judge all the nations that are around Brenton Septuagint Translation Let them be aroused, let all the nations go up to the valley of Josaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the Gentiles round about. Contemporary English Version You must come now to Judgment Valley, where the LORD will judge the surrounding nations. Douay-Rheims Bible Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all nations round about. English Revised Version Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wake up, you nations. Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Good News Translation "The nations must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There I, the LORD, will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. International Standard Version "Let the nations be awakened and come to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; because I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let the nations be stirred up, and come up To the valley of Jehoshaphat; For there will I sit to judge All the nations round about. Literal Standard Version “Let the nations wake and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, | For there I sit to judge all the nations around. Majority Standard Bible Let 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. New American Bible Let the nations rouse themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit in judgment upon all the neighboring nations. NET Bible Let the nations be roused and let them go up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit in judgment on all the surrounding nations. New Revised Standard Version Let the nations rouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the neighboring nations. New Heart English Bible "Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Webster's Bible Translation Let the heathen be awakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen on every side. World English Bible “Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Young's Literal Translation Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Judges the Nations…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. 13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.… Cross References Psalm 7:6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment. Psalm 96:13 before the LORD, for He is coming--He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness. Psalm 98:9 before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity. Psalm 110:6 He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. Isaiah 2:4 Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war. Isaiah 3:13 The LORD arises to contend; He stands to judge the people. Isaiah 22:1 This is the burden against the Valley of Vision: What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops, Treasury of Scripture 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. valley. Joel 3:2,14 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land… 2 Chronicles 20:26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. Ezekiel 39:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog. for Psalm 2:8,9 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession… Psalm 7:6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. Psalm 76:8,9 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, … Jump to Previous Advance Arouse Aroused Awake Awakened Bestir Heathen Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Judge Nations Round Rouse Roused Seated Side Sit Stirred Surrounding Themselves Valley Wake WakenedJump to Next Advance Arouse Aroused Awake Awakened Bestir Heathen Jehoshaphat Jehosh'aphat Judge Nations Round Rouse Roused Seated Side Sit Stirred Surrounding Themselves Valley Wake WakenedJoel 3 1. God's judgments against the enemies of his people.9. God will be known in his judgment. 18. His blessing upon the church. Verse 12. - This verse points out the place where the great assemblage of the heathen is to hold, and the final decision in answer to the prophet's prayer is to take place. Let the heathen he wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat. All the nations that have opposed the kingdom of God, as well as those hostile nations from round about Israel and Judah, in their more immediate neighbourhood; though these, no doubt, are primarily meant. The expression, "be wakened," of this verse corresponds to "waken up" of ver. 9. The force of coming up is explained by some (1) as implying the ascent to Palestine in order to reach the valley of Jehoshaphat. It is rather (2) to be understood in the general sense of advancing or marching on; otherwise "to come into the presence of the Most High God" may well be called "a coming up." The decision takes the form of a judicial process conducted by Jehovah, who as Judge takes his seat on a throne of judgment. Hebrew Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts be roused יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ (yê·‘ō·w·rū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake and advance וְיַעֲל֣וּ (wə·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Valley עֵ֖מֶק (‘ê·meq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6010: A vale of Jehoshaphat, יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט (yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3092: Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction there שָׁ֗ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither I will sit down אֵשֵׁ֛ב (’ê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry to judge לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט (liš·pōṭ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the nations הַגּוֹיִ֖ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts on every side. מִסָּבִֽיב׃ (mis·sā·ḇîḇ) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 5439: A circle, neighbour, environs, around Links Joel 3:12 NIVJoel 3:12 NLT Joel 3:12 ESV Joel 3:12 NASB Joel 3:12 KJV Joel 3:12 BibleApps.com Joel 3:12 Biblia Paralela Joel 3:12 Chinese Bible Joel 3:12 French Bible Joel 3:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Joel 3:12 Let the nations arouse themselves and come (Jl Joe.) |
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