Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Prepare for holy war;
rouse the warriors;
let all the men of war advance and attack!
New American Standard Bible
Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up!
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:
International Standard Version
"Declare this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Wake up your elite forces! Let all the soldiers draw near! Call them up!
A Conservative Version
Proclaim ye this among the nations: Prepare war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near. Let them come up.
American Standard Version
Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
Amplified
Proclaim this among the [pagan] nations:
Prepare a war! Stir up the mighty men!
Let all the men of war come near, let them come up!
Bible in Basic English
Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up.
Darby Translation
Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, arouse the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
Julia Smith Translation
Call ye this among the nations: Consecrate war; rouse up the strong ones, they shall draw near, all the men of war shall come up.
King James 2000
Proclaim you this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Proclaim this among the nations: {Prepare for war}! Stir up the mighty warriors; let them approach and come up; [let] all the men of war approach.
Modern King James verseion
Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Cry out these things among the Gentiles, proclaim war; wake up the giants, let them draw nigh; let them come up, all the lusty warriors of them.
NET Bible
Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack!
New Heart English Bible
Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
The Emphasized Bible
Proclaim ye this, among the nations, Hallow a war, rouse the mighty ones, let them draw near, come up, all the men of war!
Webster
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:
World English Bible
Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
Youngs Literal Translation
Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.
Themes
Gathering » The lord gathering the nations together
Gentiles/heathen » The lord judging the heathen
Harvest » The day of the lord’s harvest
Israel/jews » Israel being attacked
Joel » Denounced » Judgments » Against » enemies of God
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Judgment In The Valley Of Jehoshaphat
8
I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah,
Prepare for holy war;
rouse the warriors;
let all the men of war advance and attack!
and your pruning knives into spears.
Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 8:9-10
pay attention, all you distant lands;
prepare for war, and be broken;
prepare for war, and be broken.
Jeremiah 46:3-4
draw near for battle!
Ezekiel 38:7
“Be prepared and get yourself ready, you and all your company who have been mobilized around you; you will be their guard.
Psalm 96:10
The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.
He judges the peoples fairly.”
Isaiah 34:1
you peoples, pay attention!
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,
the world and all that comes from it.
Jeremiah 31:10
and tell it among the far off coastlands!
Say: The One who scattered Israel will gather him.
He will watch over him as a shepherd guards his flock,
Jeremiah 50:2
proclaim and raise up a signal flag;
proclaim, and hide nothing.
Say: Babylon is captured;
Bel
Marduk is devastated;
her idols are put to shame;
her false gods, devastated.
Ezekiel 21:21-22
For the king of Babylon stands at the split in the road, at the fork of the two roads, to practice divination: he shakes the arrows, consults the idols, and observes the liver.
Micah 3:5
concerning the prophets
who lead my people astray,
who proclaim
when they have food to sink their teeth into
but declare war against the one
who puts nothing in their mouths.