Joel 3:10
Beat your plowshares into swords 1 and your pruning knives into spears. 1 Let the weak say, 1 'I am strong.' 1
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In The King James Version
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 25:8But even if you do go and are courageous and strong in battle, God will throw you down before the enemy, for God has power to help, and power to throw down.”
Micah 4:3He will judge among many peoples 1 and will decide concerning numerous nations far away. 1 They will beat their swords into plowshares 1 and their spears into pruning hooks. 1 Nation will not lift up sword against nation, 1 nor will they train for war any longer. 1
Luke 13:12When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are freed from your weakness.”
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 →