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Joel 3:2–3

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2I will gather all the nations w

and take them to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. xy

I will enter into judgment with them there z

because of My people, My inheritance Israel.

The nations have scattered the Israelites

in foreign countries a

and divided up My land. b

3They cast lots for My people; c

they bartered a boy for a prostitute

and sold a girl for wine to drink. d

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Footnotes

  1. x3:2 = The Lord Will Judge

Cross references

  1. w3:2 Is 66:18; Mc 4:12
  2. y3:2 Jl 3:12, 14
  3. z3:2 Is 66:16; Jr 25:31
  4. a3:2 Jr 50:17; Ezk 34:6
  5. b3:2 Ezk 35:10; 36:1–5
  6. c3:3 Ob 11; Nah 3:10
  7. d3:3 Am 2:6

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, and have cast lots for my people, and have traded a boy for a prostitute, and have sold a girl for wine and have drunk it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.