God Judges the Nations
1 “For behold, ain those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
2 aI will also gather all nations,
And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I bwill enter into judgment with them there
On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.
And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
And I bwill enter into judgment with them there
On account of My people, My heritage Israel,
Whom they have scattered among the nations;
They have also divided up My land.
3 They have acast lots for My people,
Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
4 “Indeed, what have you to do with Me,
aO Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?
Will you1 retaliate against Me?
But if you1 retaliate against Me,
Swiftly and speedily I will return your1 retaliation upon your own head;
aO Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia?
Will you1 retaliate against Me?
But if you1 retaliate against Me,
Swiftly and speedily I will return your1 retaliation upon your own head;
5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold,
And have carried into your temples My1 prized possessions.
And have carried into your temples My1 prized possessions.
6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
7 “Behold, aI will raise them
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your1 retaliation upon your own head.
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your1 retaliation upon your own head.
8 I will sell your sons and your daughters
Into the hand of the people of Judah,
And they will sell them to the aSabeans,
To a people bfar off;
For the Lord has spoken.”
Into the hand of the people of Judah,
And they will sell them to the aSabeans,
To a people bfar off;
For the Lord has spoken.”
9 aProclaim this among the nations:
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
10 aBeat your plowshares into swords
And your1 pruning hooks into spears;
bLet the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
And your1 pruning hooks into spears;
bLet the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
11 Assemble and come, all you nations,
And gather together all around.
Cause aYour mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.
And gather together all around.
Cause aYour mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.
12 “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
For there I will sit to ajudge all the surrounding nations.
For there I will sit to ajudge all the surrounding nations.
13 aPut in the sickle, for bthe harvest is ripe.
Come, go down;
For the cwinepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”
Come, go down;
For the cwinepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!
For athe day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
For athe day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
16 The Lord also will roar from Zion,
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
aBut the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.
And utter His voice from Jerusalem;
The heavens and earth will shake;
aBut the Lord will be a shelter for His people,
And the strength of the children of Israel.
17 “So you shall know that I am the Lord your God,
Dwelling in Zion My aholy mountain.
Then Jerusalem shall be holy,
And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.”
Dwelling in Zion My aholy mountain.
Then Jerusalem shall be holy,
And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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