Joel 3:12

"Let the nations arouse themselves,and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat;for there will I sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

New Heart English Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

11Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,and gather yourselves together."Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Lord.

13Put in the sickle;for the harvest is ripe.Come, tread, for the winepress is full,the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great."

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 20:26On the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Beracah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of that place was called The valley of Beracah to this day.

Psalms 7:6Arise, Lord, in your anger.Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries.Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.

Psalms 96:13before the Lord; for he comes,for he comes to judge the earth.He will judge the world with righteousness,the peoples with his truth.

Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand.He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.

Isaiah 3:13The Lord stands up to contend,and stands to judge the peoples.

Ezekiel 39:11"'It shall happen in that day, that I will give to Gog a place for burial in Israel, the valley of those who pass through on the east of the sea; and it shall stop those who pass through: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude; and they shall call it The valley of Hamon Gog.

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 →

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