Joel - douay rheims

Chapter 3

¹ For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem:
² I will gather together all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: and I will plead with them there for my people, and for my inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have parted my land.
³ And they have cast lots upon my people: and the boy they have put in the stews, and the girl they have sold for wine, that they might drink.
⁴ But what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the coast of the Philistines? will you revenge yourselves on me? and if you revenge yourselves on me, I will very soon return you a recompense upon your own head.
⁵ For you have taken away my silver and my gold: and my desirable and most beautiful things you have carried into your temples.
⁶ And the children of Juda, and the children of Jerusalem you have sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remove them far off from their own country.
⁷ Behold, I will raise them up out of the place wherein you have sold them: and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.
⁸ And I will sell your sons, and your daughters by the hands of the children of Juda, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off, for the Lord hath spoken it.
⁹ Proclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up.
¹⁰ Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong.
¹¹ Break forth, and come, all ye nations, from round about, and gather yourselves together: there will the Lord cause all thy strong ones to fall down.
¹² Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all nations round about.
¹³ Put ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.
¹⁴ Nations, nations in the valley of destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of destruction.
¹⁵ The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their shining.
¹⁶ And the Lord shall roar out of Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth shall be moved, and the Lord shall be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
¹⁷ And you shall know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Sion my holy mountain: and Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall pass through it no more.
¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns.
¹⁹ Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: because they have done unjustly against the children of Juda, and have shed innocent blood in their land.
²⁰ And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.
²¹ And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.

Joel - webster

Chapter 3

¹ For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
² I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and divided my land.
³ And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
⁴ Yes, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense upon your own head;
⁵ Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things.
⁶ The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold to the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
⁷ Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head:
⁸ And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
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 plow-shares 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 around: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
¹² Let the heathen be awakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen on every side.
¹³ Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, go down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision; for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
¹⁶ The LORD also will roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
¹⁷ So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
¹⁹ Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
²⁰ But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
²¹ For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.

Joel - world english bible

Chapter 3

¹ behold, in those days, and in that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
² will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment on them there for my people, and for my heritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. They have divided my land,
³ have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
⁴ and what are you to me, Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you repay me? And if you repay me, I will swiftly and speedily return your repayment on your own head.
⁵ you have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried my finest treasures into your temples,
⁶ have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Greeks, that you may remove them far from their border.
⁷ I will stir them up out of the place where you have sold them, and will return your repayment on your own head;
⁸ I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the men of Sheba, to a faraway nation, for Yahweh has spoken it."
⁹ this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up.
¹⁰ your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'
¹¹ and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves together." Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Yahweh.
¹² the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the surrounding nations.
¹³ in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great."
¹⁴ multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near, in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
¹⁶ will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
¹⁷ you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and no strangers will pass through her any more.
¹⁸ will happen in that day, that the mountains will drop down sweet wine, the hills will flow with milk, all the brooks of Judah will flow with waters, and a fountain will come forth from the house of Yahweh, and will water the valley of Shittim.
¹⁹ will be a desolation, and Edom will be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
²⁰ Judah will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
²¹ will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Yahweh dwells in Zion."

Joel - darby

Chapter 3

¹ For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
² I will also gather all the nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of my people and mine inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land;
³ and they have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk [it].
⁴ Yea also, what have ye to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the districts of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I bring your recompence upon your own head;
⁵ because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my beautiful pleasant things,
⁶ and the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the children of the Greeks, that ye might remove them far from their border.
⁷ Behold, I will raise them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will bring your recompence upon your own head.
⁸ And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken.
⁹ Proclaim this among the nations: prepare war, arouse the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.
¹⁰ Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.
¹¹ Haste ye and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together. Thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.
¹² Let the nations rouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.
¹³ Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down, for the press is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Jehovah is at hand in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
¹⁶ And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: and Jehovah will be a shelter for his people, and the refuge of the children of Israel.
¹⁷ And ye shall know that I, Jehovah, [am] your God, dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain; and Jerusalem shall be holy, and no strangers shall pass through her any more.
¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the water-courses of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
¹⁹ Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, in that they have shed innocent blood in their land.
²⁰ But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
²¹ And I will purge them from the blood from which I had not purged them: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

Joel - american standard version

Chapter 3

¹ For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
² I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land,
³ and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
⁴ Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? will ye render me a recompense? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompense upon your own head.
⁵ Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
⁶ and have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem unto the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border;
⁷ behold, I will stir them up out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head;
⁸ and I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off: for Jehovah hath spoken it.
⁹ 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.
¹⁰ Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
¹¹ Haste ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Jehovah.
¹² Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.
¹³ Put ye in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe: come, tread ye; for the winepress is full, the vats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
¹⁴ Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! for the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
¹⁶ And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but Jehovah will be a refuge unto his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
¹⁷ So shall ye know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
¹⁸ And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters; and a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
¹⁹ Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
²⁰ But Judah shall abide for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
²¹ And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Jehovah dwelleth in Zion.

Joel - basic english

Chapter 3

¹ For in those days and in that time, when I let the fate of Judah and Jerusalem be changed,
² I will get together all the nations, and make them come down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and there I will take up with them the cause of my people and of my heritage Israel, whom they have sent wandering among the nations, and of my land which has been parted by them.
³ And they have put the fate of my people to the decision of chance: giving a boy for the price of a loose woman and a girl for a drink of wine.
⁴ And further, what are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the circle of Philistia? will you give me back any payment? and if you do, quickly and suddenly I will send it back on your head,
⁵ For you have taken my silver and my gold, putting in the houses of your gods my beautiful and pleasing things.
⁶ And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:
⁷ See, I will have them moved from the place where you have sent them, and will let what you have done come back on your head;
⁸ I will give your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah for a price, and they will give them for a price to the men of Sheba, a nation far off: for the Lord has said it.
⁹ 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.
¹⁰ Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.
¹¹ Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord.
¹² Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.
¹³ Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.
¹⁴ Masses on masses in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
¹⁵ The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
¹⁶ And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel.
¹⁷ And you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be holy, and no strange person will ever again go through her.
¹⁸ And it will come about in that day that the mountains will be dropping sweet wine, and the hills will be flowing with milk, and all the streams of Judah will be flowing with water; and a fountain will come out from the house of the Lord, watering the valley of acacia-trees.
¹⁹ Egypt will be a waste and Edom a land of destruction, because of the evil done to the children of Judah, because they have let blood be drained out in their land without cause.
²⁰ But Judah will be peopled for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
²¹ And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.