Joel 3:1-3

The Nations Will Be Judged

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“^(a)For behold, ^(A)in those days and at that time,
When I ^(B)restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

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I will ^(C)gather all the nations
And bring them down to the ^(D)valley of ^(b)Jehoshaphat.
Then I will ^(E)enter into judgment with them there
On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,
Whom they have ^(F)scattered among the nations;
And they have ^(G)divided up My land.

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“They have also ^(H)cast lots for My people,
^(c)^(I)Traded a boy for a harlot
And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.

Footnotes:

a. Joel 3:1: ['Ch 4:1 in Heb']

b. Joel 3:2: ['I.e. YHWH judges']

c. Joel 3:3: ['Lit ', Given]

Cross references:

A. Joel 3:1: Jeremiah 30:3; Ezekiel 38:14

B. Joel 3:1: Jeremiah 16:15

C. Joel 3:2: Isaiah 66:18; Micah 4:12; Zechariah 14:2

D. Joel 3:2: Joel 3:12; Joel 3:14

E. Joel 3:2: Isaiah 66:16; Jeremiah 25:31; Ezekiel 38:22

F. Joel 3:2: Jeremiah 50:17; Ezekiel 34:6

G. Joel 3:2: Ezekiel 35:10; Ezekiel 36:1-5

H. Joel 3:3: Obadiah 1:11; Nahum 3:10

I. Joel 3:3: Amos 2:6