Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
and your pruning knives into spears.
Let even the weakling say, “I am a warrior.”
New American Standard Bible
And your pruning hooks into spears;
King James Version
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
International Standard Version
Beat your plow blades into swords, and your pruning knives into spears! Let the frail say, "I am strong!"
A Conservative Version
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears. Let the weak say, I am strong.
American Standard Version
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Amplified
Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, “I am strong!”
Bible in Basic English
Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.
Darby Translation
Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.
Julia Smith Translation
Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears: the weak shall say, I am strong.
King James 2000
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Beat your cutting tools of iron into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weakling say, 'I am a mighty warrior!'
Modern King James verseion
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, I am strong.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Make you swords of your plowshares, and spears of your sickles and scythes. Let the weak man say, "I am strong."
NET Bible
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears! Let the weak say, 'I too am a warrior!'
New Heart English Bible
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'
The Emphasized Bible
Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears, - as for the weak, let him say, mighty, I am.
Webster
Beat your plow-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
World English Bible
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'
Youngs Literal Translation
Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, 'I am mighty.'
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The pruning-hook
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
Nations » The lord gathering the nations together
Spear » Pruning-hooks beat into
Interlinear
Kathath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joel 3:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Judgment In The Valley Of Jehoshaphat
9
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.”
gather yourselves.
Bring down Your warriors there, Lord.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 2:4
and provide arbitration for many peoples.
They will turn their swords into plows
and their spears into pruning knives.
Nations will not take up the sword against other nations,
and they will never again train for war.
Micah 4:3
and provide arbitration for strong nations
that are far away.
They will beat their swords into plows,
and their spears into pruning knives.
Nation will not take up the sword against nation,
and they will never again train for war.
Zechariah 12:8
On that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that on that day the one who is weakest among them will be like David on that day, and the house of David will be like God, like the Angel of the Lord, before them.
2 Chronicles 25:8
But if you go with them, do it! Be strong for battle! But God will make you stumble before the enemy,
Luke 22:36
Then He said to them,