JOEL Chapter 3 (GNB)
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3:1
The LORD says, "At that time I will restore the prosperity of Judah and
Jerusalem. |
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3:2
I will gather all the nations and bring them to the Valley of Judgment. There
I will judge them for all they have done to my people. They have scattered
the Israelites in foreign countries and divided Israel, my land. |
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3:3
They threw dice to decide who would get the captives. They sold boys and
girls into slavery to pay for prostitutes and wine. |
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3:4
"What are you trying to do to me, Tyre, Sidon, and all of Philistia? Are
you trying to pay me back for something? If you are, I will quickly pay you
back! |
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3:5
You have taken my silver and gold and carried my rich treasures into your
temples. |
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3:6
You have taken the people of Judah and Jerusalem far from their own country
and sold them to the Greeks. |
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3:7
Now I am going to bring them out of the places to which you have sold them. I
will do to you what you have done to them. |
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3:8
I will let your sons and daughters be sold to the people of Judah; they will
sell them to the far-off Sabeans. I, the LORD, have
spoken. |
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3:9
"Make this announcement among the nations: 'Prepare for war; call your
warriors; gather all your soldiers and march! |
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3:10
Hammer the points of your plows into swords and
your pruning knives into spears. Even the weak must fight. |
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3:11
Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather in the valley.' " Send down, O LORD, your army to attack them! |
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3:12
"The nations must get ready and come to the Valley of Judgment. There I,
the LORD, will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. |
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3:13
They are very wicked; cut them down like grain at harvest time; crush them as
grapes are crushed in a full wine press until the wine runs over." |
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3:14
Thousands and thousands are in the Valley of Judgment. It is there that the
day of the LORD will soon come. |
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3:15
The sun and the moon grow dark, and the stars no longer shine. |
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3:16
The LORD roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and
sky tremble. But he will defend his people. |
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3:17
"Then, Israel, you will know that I am the LORD your God. I live on
Zion, my sacred hill. Jerusalem will be a sacred city; foreigners will never
conquer it again. |
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3:18
At that time the mountains will be covered with vineyards, and cattle will be
found on every hill; there will be plenty of water for all of Judah. A stream
will flow from the Temple of the LORD, and it will water Acacia Valley. |
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3:19
"Egypt will become a desert, and Edom a ruined waste, because they
attacked the land of Judah and killed its innocent people. |
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3:20
I will avenge those who were killed; I will not spare the guilty. But Judah
and Jerusalem will be inhabited forever, and I, the LORD, will live on Mount
Zion." |
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3:21
(SEE 3:20) |
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