Joel 3:10
Hammer your plow blades and turn them into swords. Turn your pruning hooks into spears. Even the weak should say ‘I am a strong fighter!’
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
In Context
11Hurry up and come, all nations from everywhere, and gather there. Bring down your warriors, Lord!
Cross References
2 Chronicles 25:8Even if you fight bravely, God will let you stumble and fall before the enemy, for God has the power to help you or let you fall.”
Micah 4:3The Lord will decide the cases of the nations, he will settle arguments between distant powerful nations. They will hammer their swords and turn them into plow blades, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not fight against each other anymore; they will no longer learn methods of warfare.
Luke 13:12When Jesus saw her, he called her over and told her, “You're freed of your sickness.”
Matthew Henry on Joel 3:10-18
Threatenings against Israel's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 9 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: 10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord . 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will… Read the whole commentary →