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Joel 3:1
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"For behold, in those days and at that time,
When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, |
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Joel 3:2
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I will gather all the nations And bring them
down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there
On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among
the nations; And they have divided up My land. |
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Joel 3:3
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"They have also cast lots for My people, Traded
a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink. |
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Joel 3:4
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"Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon
and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you
do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
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Joel 3:5
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"Since you have taken My silver and My gold,
brought My precious treasures to your temples, |
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Joel 3:6
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and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to
the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory, |
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Joel 3:7
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behold, I am going to arouse them from the place
where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head. |
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Joel 3:8
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"Also I will sell your sons and your daughters
into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to
a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken. |
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Joel 3:9
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Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war;
rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! |
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Joel 3:10
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Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning
hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man." |
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Joel 3:11
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Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones. |
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Joel 3:12
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Let the nations be aroused And come up to the
valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations.
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Joel 3:13
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Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.
Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness
is great. |
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Joel 3:14
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Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. |
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Joel 3:15
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The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose
their brightness. |
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Joel 3:16
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The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice
from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge
for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel. |
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Joel 3:17
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Then you will know that I am the LORD your God,
Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will
pass through it no more. |
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Judah Will Be Blessed |
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Joel 3:18
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And in that day The mountains will drip with
sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will
flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water
the valley of Shittim. |
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Joel 3:19
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Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become
a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose
land they have shed innocent blood. |
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Joel 3:20
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But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem
for all generations. |
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Joel 3:21
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And I will avenge their blood which I have not
avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion. |
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