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Punishment for Judah’s Enemies

“In those days and at that time,
    when I will make things better for Judah and Jerusalem,
I will gather all the nations together
    and bring them down into the Valley Where the Lord Judges.
    There I will judge them,
because those nations scattered my own people Israel
    and forced them to live in other nations.
They divided up my land
and threw lots for my people.
They traded boys for prostitutes,
    and they sold girls to buy wine to drink.

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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.