Joel 3:12–17

¹²The Lord says,

“Stir up the nations into action!

Let them march into the valley

where I will judge them.

I will take my seat in court.

I will judge all of the surrounding nations.

¹³My soldiers, swing your sickles.

The nations are ripe for harvest.

Come. Stomp on them as if they were grapes.

Crush them until the winepress of my anger is full.

Do it until the wine spills over

from the places where it is stored.

The nations have committed far too many sins!”

¹⁴Huge numbers of soldiers are gathered in the valley

where the Lord will hand down his sentence.

The day of the Lord is near in that valley.

¹⁵The sun and moon will become dark.

The stars won’t shine anymore.

¹⁶The Lord will roar like a lion from Jerusalem.

His voice will sound like thunder from Zion.

The earth and sky will tremble.

But the Lord will keep the people of Israel safe.

He will be a place of safety for them.

The Lord Blesses His People

¹⁷The Lord says,

“You will know that I am the Lord your God.

I live in Zion.

It is my holy mountain.

Jerusalem will be my holy city.

People from other lands

will never attack it again.