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The Lord Will Rescue His People

[a]“In those days and at that time,
    I will bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem.
I will gather all the nations.
    I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat.[b]
    I will judge them there.
        They scattered the Israelites, the people who belong to me,
            among the nations.
        They divided my land.
        They threw dice for my people.
        They traded boys for prostitutes.
        They sold girls so that they could buy wine to drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:1 Joel 3:1–21 in English Bibles is Joel 4:1–21 in the Hebrew Bible.
  2. Joel 3:2 Or “the valley where Yahweh judges.”

The Nations Judged

[a]“In those days and at that time,
    when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
I will gather(C) all nations
    and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b](D)
There I will put them on trial(E)
    for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered(F) my people among the nations
    and divided up my land.
They cast lots(G) for my people
    and traded boys for prostitutes;
    they sold girls for wine(H) to drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:1 In Hebrew texts 3:1-21 is numbered 4:1-21.
  2. Joel 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the Lord judges; also in verse 12.