God Judges the Nations
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
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.
Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,
And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
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;
And have carried into your temples My1 prized possessions.
You have sold to the Greeks,
That you may remove them far from their borders.
Out of the place to which you have sold them,
And will return your1 retaliation upon your own head.
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.”
“Prepare for war!
Wake up the mighty men,
Let all the men of war draw near,
Let them come up.
And your1 pruning hooks into spears;
bLet the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ”
And gather together all around.
Cause aYour mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.
For there I will sit to ajudge all the surrounding nations.
Come, go down;
For the cwinepress is full,
The vats overflow—
For their wickedness is great.”
For athe day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
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.
Dwelling in Zion My aholy mountain.
Then Jerusalem shall be holy,
And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.”
God Blesses His People
That the mountains shall drip with new wine,
The hills shall flow with milk,
And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water;
A afountain shall flow from the house of the Lord
And water the Valley of1 Acacias.
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American Standard Version
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Amplified® Bible
FOR BEHOLD, in those days and at that time when I shall reverse the captivity {and} restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
Contemporary English Version
At that time I, the LORD, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again.
Darby English Version
For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Good News Bible
The LORD says, "At that time I will restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem.
King James Version
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
New American Standard Bible
"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
New International Version
"In those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
New King James Version
“For behold, in those days and at that time,
When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
Revised Standard Version
"For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
Young's Literal Translation
For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back `to' the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
New English Translation
(4:1)1 For look! In those2 days and at that time I will return the exiles3 to Judah and Jerusalem.4
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