Parallel Verses
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!
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:
Holman Bible
Prepare for holy war;
rouse the warriors;
let all the men of war advance and attack!
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.
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
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Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the
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!
Beat your plowshares into swords
And your pruning hooks into spears;
Let the weak say, “I am strong!”
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 8:9-10
“Be broken [in pieces], O peoples, and be shattered!
Listen, all you [our enemies from the] far countries.
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered;
Prepare yourselves [for war], and be shattered.
Jeremiah 46:3-4
“Line up the
And advance for battle!
Ezekiel 38:7
You [Gog] be prepared; prepare yourself, you and all your hordes that are assembled around you, and be a guard and a lookout for them.
Psalm 96:10
Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns;
Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved;
He will judge and rule the people with fairness.”
Isaiah 34:1
Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it.
Jeremiah 31:10
Hear the word of the Lord, O you nations,
And declare it in the isles and coastlands far away,
And say, “He who scattered Israel will gather him
And will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.”
Jeremiah 50:2
“Declare among the nations.
Lift up a signal [to spread the news]—publish and proclaim it,
Do not conceal it; say,
‘Babylon has been taken,
Bel [the patron god] has been shamed,
Babylon’s images have been shamed, her [worthless] idols have been thrown down.’
Ezekiel 21:21-22
For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the way, at the fork of the two ways, to use divination. He shakes the arrows, he consults the teraphim (household idols), he looks at the liver [of an animal for an omen].
Micah 3:5
Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray;
They call out, “Peace,”
But against the one who gives them nothing to eat,
They declare a holy war.