Joel 3:9

Proclaim to the people of all nations, “Prepare for a war! Summon your soldiers, and tell them to stand in their battle positions.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

8Then I will cause some of your sons and your daughters to be sold to the people of Judah! And some of them will be sold to the Sabea people-group, who live far away. That will certainly happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.”

10Take your plows and make swords from them, and take your pruning knives and make spears from them. Even the weak people must also be like [MET] strong soldiers.

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Cross References

Isaiah 8:9Listen, all you people in distant countries! You can prepare to attack Judah. You can prepare for battle, and shout your war-cries, but your armies will be crushed/shattered!

Jeremiah 31:10Yahweh says, “ You people in the nations of the world, listen to this message from me. Then proclaim it to people who live along the coasts far away. I scattered my people, but I will gather them again and will take care of them like [SIM] a shepherd takes care of his sheep.

Jeremiah 50:2This is what Yahweh says: “Proclaim [DOU] a message among the nations; do not withhold any of it; raise up a signal flag to announce that Babylon will be captured. Its chief god Marduk, whose other name is Bel, will be completely disgraced, and all the other statues and idols will be shattered.

Ezekiel 38:7Tell Gog, ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.

Matthew Henry on Joel 3:2-9

Threatenings against Israel's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 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. 3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4… Read the whole commentary →

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