Joel 3:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let the nationsהַגֹּויִ֔ם
(hag·go·v·yim,)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
be arousedיֵעֹ֙ורוּ֙
(ye·'o·v·ru)
5782: to rouse oneself, awakea prim. root
And comeוְיַעֲל֣וּ
(ve·ya·'a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up to the valleyעֵ֖מֶק
(e·mek)
6010: a valefrom amoq
of Jehoshaphat,יְהֹֽושָׁפָ֑ט
(ye·ho·v·sha·fat;)
3092: "the LORD has judged," the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and shaphat
For thereשָׁ֗ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
I will sitאֵשֵׁ֛ב
(e·shev)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֥ט
(lish·pot)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
Allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the surroundingמִסָּבִֽיב׃
(mis·sa·viv.)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
nations.הַגֹּויִ֖ם
(hag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
Let the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
be wakened
`uwr  (oor)
to wake -- (a-)wake(-n, up), lift up (self), master, raise (up), stir up (self).
and come up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to the valley
`emeq  (ay'-mek)
a vale (i.e. broad depression) -- dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names).
of Jehoshaphat
Yhowshaphat  (yeh-ho-shaw-fawt')
Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem -- Jehoshaphat.
for there will I sit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
to judge
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
all the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Wake up, you nations. Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

King James 2000 Bible
Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.
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