Joel 3:1

AMP: “For behold, in those [climactic] days and at that time,When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

ASV: For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

BSB: “Yes, in those days and at that time,when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,

DARBY: For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

DRA: For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem:

KJV: For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

Joel 3:2

AMP: I will gather together all the [Gentile] nations [that were hostile to My people]And bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat (the Lord has judged).And there I will deal with them and enter into judgment with them thereFor [their treatment of] My people, My inheritance, Israel,Whom they have scattered among the nations,And [because] they have encroached on My land and divided it up.

ASV: I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land,

BSB: I will gather all the nationsand bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.There I will enter into judgment against themconcerning My people, My inheritance, Israel,whom they have scattered among the nationsas they divided up My land.

DARBY: I will also gather all the nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of my people and mine inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land;

DRA: I will gather together all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: and I will plead with them there for my people, and for my inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have parted my land.

KJV: 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.

Joel 3:3

AMP: “They have also cast lots for My people,And have traded a boy for a prostituteAnd have sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

ASV: and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

BSB: They cast lots for My people;they bartered a boy for a prostituteand sold a girl for wine to drink.

DARBY: and they have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk [it].

DRA: And they have cast lots upon my people: and the boy they have put in the stews, and the girl they have sold for wine, that they might drink.

KJV: And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

Joel 3:4

AMP: Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon and all the [five small] regions of Philistia? Will you pay Me back for something [I have supposedly done to you]? Even if you do pay Me back, I will swiftly and speedily return your deed [of retaliation] on your own head. [Is 23; Ezek 26:1-18; Amos 1:6-10; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:2-7]

ASV: Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.

BSB: Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.

DARBY: Yea also, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the districts of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I bring your recompence upon your own head;

DRA: But what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the coast of the Philistines? will you revenge yourselves on me? and if you revenge yourselves on me, I will very soon return you a recompense upon your own head.

KJV: Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

Joel 3:5

AMP: Because you have taken My silver and My gold and have carried My precious treasures to your temples and palaces,

ASV: Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,

BSB: For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples.

DARBY: because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my beautiful pleasant things,

DRA: For you have taken away my silver and my gold: and my desirable and most beautiful things you have carried into your temples.

KJV: Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

Joel 3:6

AMP: and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the Greeks, so that you may send them far away from their territory,

ASV: and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;

BSB: You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.

DARBY: and the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the children of the Greeks, that ye might remove them far from their border.

DRA: And the children of Juda, and the children of Jerusalem you have sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remove them far off from their own country.

KJV: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.

Joel 3:7

AMP: behold, I am going to stir them up from the place where you have sold them [and return them to their land], and I shall return your action [of retaliation] on your own head.

ASV: behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;

BSB: Behold, I will rouse them from the places to which you sold them; I will return your recompense upon your heads.

DARBY: Behold, I will raise them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will bring your recompence upon your own head.

DRA: Behold, I will raise them up out of the place wherein you have sold them: and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.

KJV: Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

Joel 3:8

AMP: Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation,” for the Lord has spoken. [Is 14:2; 60:14]

ASV: and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken it.

BSB: I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans — to a distant nation.”Indeed, the LORD has spoken.

DARBY: And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken.

DRA: And I will sell your sons, and your daughters by the hands of the children of Juda, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off, for the Lord hath spoken it.

KJV: And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

Joel 3:9

AMP: ¶Proclaim this among the [pagan] nations:Prepare a war! Stir up the mighty men!Let all the men of war come near, let them come up!

ASV: Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

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

DARBY: Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, arouse the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

DRA: Proclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up.

KJV: Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Joel 3:10

AMP: Beat your plowshares into swordsAnd your pruning hooks into spears;Let the weak say, “I am strong!” [Is 2:4; Mic 4:3]

ASV: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

BSB: Beat your plowshares into swordsand your pruning hooks into spears.Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

DARBY: Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.

DRA: Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong.

KJV: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Joel 3:11

AMP: Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves there;Bring down, O Lord, Your mighty ones (Your warriors).

ASV: Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.

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

DARBY: Haste ye and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together. Thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.

DRA: Break forth, and come, all ye nations, from round about, and gather yourselves together: there will the Lord cause all thy strong ones to fall down.

KJV: Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

Joel 3:12

AMP: Let the nations be stirred [to action]And come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,For there I will sit to judge and punishAll the surrounding nations.

ASV: 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.

BSB: Let the nations be rousedand advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,for there I will sit downto judge all the nations on every side.

DARBY: Let the nations rouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.

DRA: 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.

KJV: 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.

Joel 3:13

AMP: Put in the sickle [of judgment], for the harvest is ripe;Come, tread [the grapes], for the wine press is full;The vats overflow, for the wickedness [of the people] is great. [Mark 4:29; Rev 14:15, 18-20]

ASV: Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

BSB: Swing the sickle,for the harvest is ripe.Come, trample the grapes,for the winepress is full;the wine vats overflowbecause their wickedness is great.

DARBY: Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down, for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

DRA: Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.

KJV: Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

Joel 3:14

AMP: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision (judgment)!For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision [when judgment is executed]. [Zech 14:1-9]

ASV: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.

BSB: Multitudes, multitudesin the valley of decision!For the Day of the LORD is nearin the valley of decision.

DARBY: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Jehovah is at hand in the valley of decision.

DRA: Nations, nations in the valley of destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of destruction.

KJV: Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

Joel 3:15

AMP: The sun and the moon grow darkAnd the stars lose their brightness.

ASV: The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.

BSB: The sun and moon will grow dark,and the stars will no longer shine.

DARBY: The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

DRA: The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.

KJV: The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Joel 3:16

AMP: The Lord thunders and roars from ZionAnd utters His voice from Jerusalem [in judgment of His enemies],And the heavens and the earth tremble and shudder;But the Lord is a refuge for His peopleAnd a stronghold [of protection] to the children of Israel. [Amos 9:11-15; Mic 4:1-3; 5:2; Zeph 3:13-20; Zech 6:12, 13; 12:8, 9]

ASV: And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

BSB: The LORD will roar from Zionand raise His voice from Jerusalem;heaven and earth will tremble.But the LORD will be a refuge for His people,a stronghold for the people of Israel.

DARBY: And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: and Jehovah will be a shelter for his people, and the refuge of the children of Israel.

DRA: And the Lord shall roar out of Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth shall be moved, and the Lord shall be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

KJV: The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Joel 3:17

AMP: Then you will know and understand fully that I am the Lord your God,Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain.Then Jerusalem will be holy,And strangers [who do not belong] will no longer pass through it.

ASV: So shall ye know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

BSB: Then you will know that I am the LORD your God,who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain.Jerusalem will be holy,never again to be overrun by foreigners.

DARBY: And ye shall know that I, Jehovah, [am] your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain; and Jerusalem shall be holy, and no strangers shall pass through her any more.

DRA: And you shall know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Sion my holy mountain: and Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall pass through it no more.

KJV: So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

Joel 3:18

AMP: ¶And in that dayThe mountains will drip with sweet wineAnd the hills will flow with milk;And all the brooks and riverbeds of Judah will flow with water,And a fountain will go out from the house of the LordTo water the [desert] Valley of Shittim. [Ezek 47:1-12; Amos 9:13; Zech 14:8]

ASV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

BSB: And in that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine,and the hills will flow with milk.All the streams of Judah will run with water,and a spring will flow from the house of the LORDto water the Valley of Acacias.

DARBY: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

DRA: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns.

KJV: And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Joel 3:19

AMP: Egypt will become a waste,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of their violence against the children of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood. [Ex 1:16; Amos 1:11]

ASV: Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

BSB: Egypt will become desolate,and Edom a desert wasteland,because of the violence done to the people of Judah,in whose land they shed innocent blood.

DARBY: Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, in that they have shed innocent blood in their land.

DRA: Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: because they have done unjustly against the children of Juda, and have shed innocent blood in their land.

KJV: Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

Joel 3:20

AMP: But Judah shall be inhabited foreverAnd Jerusalem from generation to generation.

ASV: But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

BSB: But Judah will be inhabited forever,and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

DARBY: But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

DRA: And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.

KJV: But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

Joel 3:21

AMP: And I shall avenge their blood which I have not avenged,For the Lord dwells in Zion.

ASV: And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

BSB: For I will avenge their blood,which I have not yet avenged.”For the LORD dwells in Zion.

DARBY: And I will purge them from the blood from which I had not purged them: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

DRA: And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.

KJV: For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

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