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Joel 3:1–3

The Lord Judges the Nations

1 “For behold, iin those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, jI will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And kI will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, and lhave cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it.

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Joel 3:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

“In those days and at that time,

when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will gather all nations

and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

There I will put them on trial

for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,

because they scattered my people among the nations

and divided up my land.

They cast lots for my people

and traded boys for prostitutes;

they sold girls for wine to drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For, behold, in those days, and in that time,

When I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will also gather all nations,

And will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat,

And will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel,

Whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

And they have cast lots for my people;

And have given a boy for an harlot,

And sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

 “At the time of those events,” says the Lord,

“when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will gather the armies of the world

into the valley of Jehoshaphat.

There I will judge them

for harming my people, my special possession,

for scattering my people among the nations,

and for dividing up my land.

They threw dice to decide which of my people

would be their slaves.

They traded boys to obtain prostitutes

and sold girls for enough wine to get drunk.

Joel 3:1–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“For behold, in those days and at that time,

When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will also gather all nations,

And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;

And I will 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.

They have cast lots for My people,

Have given a boy as payment for a harlot,

And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

“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.

Joel 3:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land, and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall turn again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all the nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of my people and mine inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations: and they have parted my land; and they have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, and have drunk it.

Joel 3:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“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.

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. 

Joel 3:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Yes, in those days and at that time,

when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will gather all the nations

and take them to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

I will enter into judgment with them there

because of My people, My inheritance Israel.

The nations have scattered the Israelites

in foreign countries

and divided up My land.

They cast lots for My people;

they bartered a boy for a prostitute

and sold a girl for wine to drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For then, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there, on account of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations. They have divided my land, and cast lots for my people, and traded boys for prostitutes, and sold girls for wine, and drunk it down.

Joel 3:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For look! In those days, and in that time, when I will return the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations, and I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will argue a case against them there concerning my people and my inheritance Israel whom they have scattered among the nations, and my land that they have divided. For my people they cast lots, and they traded the male child for the prostitute, and the female child they sold for wine and they drank it.

Joel 3:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“At that time I will bless Judah and Jerusalem

with great success again.

I will gather all of the nations together.

I will bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

There I will judge them.

I will punish them for what they have done

to my people Israel.

They scattered them among the nations.

They divided up my land among themselves.

They cast lots for my people.

They sold boys into slavery to get prostitutes.

They sold girls to buy some wine to drink.

Joel 3:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“For behold, in those days and at that time,

When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

I will gather all the nations

And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat.

Then I will enter into judgment with them there

On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,

Whom they have scattered among the nations;

And they have divided up My land.

“They have also cast lots for My people,

Traded a boy for a harlot

And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.


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