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.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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