The valley of decision
For look, in those days and at that time, when I bring Judah and Jerusalem back from captivity, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will plead my case with them over my people, my inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations and whose land they divided. They cast lots for my people. They traded a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, and drank it. And what have you got against me, Tyre and Zidon, and all the regions of Palestine? Are you trying to pay me back for something? If you are, I'll turn that payback straight back on your own heads, quick smart. Because you took my silver and my gold and carried my finest treasures off into your temples. And you sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Grecians, to send them a long way from their own borders. Look, I will rouse them out of the place you sold them to, and I will turn your payment back on your own head. I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off. The Lord has spoken. Proclaim this among the nations: Get ready for war. Rouse the fighting men. Let all the soldiers come near and come up. Beat your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak man say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves and come, all you nations round about, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your mighty ones, Lord. Let the nations be roused and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, get down there, for the press is full and the vats overflow — their wickedness is great. Crowds, crowds in the valley of decision. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. Sun and moon go dark, and the stars hold back their light. And the Lord will roar from Zion and give voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the Israelites. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will never pass through her again. And on that day the mountains will drip new wine and the hills will run with milk. All the watercourses of Judah will run with water, and a spring will come out of the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim. Egypt will be a desolation and Edom a desert waste, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, because they shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah will live forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. And I will cleanse their blood that I have not yet cleansed, for the Lord lives in Zion.
Because look — in those days and at that time, when I bring Judah and Jerusalem back from where they've been taken, I'll gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I'll take it up with them there over my people and my inheritance Israel, who they scattered among the nations and divided up my land. And they've cast lots for my people, and given a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink. Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? And if you're paying me back, I'll turn what you've paid quickly and swiftly on your own head. Because you've taken my silver and my gold, and carried my good treasures into your temples. You've sold the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far off their border. Look — I'll raise them out of the place you sold them into, and I'll turn what you've paid back on your own head. And I'll sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they'll sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation a long way off. Because the Lord has spoken it. Tell it out among the nations. Get ready for war. Stir up the strong men. Let all the fighting men come near. Let them come up. Beat your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say: I'm strong. Gather yourselves and come, all you nations, and gather together round about. Bring your strong men down there, Lord. Let the nations be stirred up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Because that's where I'll sit to judge all the nations round about. Put in the sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come and go down, because the winepress is full and the vats overflow — because their wickedness is great. Crowds and crowds in the valley of decision. Because the day of the Lord is close in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon will go dark, and the stars will pull in their shining. The Lord will roar from Zion too and let his voice go from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the people of Israel. So you'll know that I'm the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers won't go through her any more. And on that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will flow with water. And a spring will come out of the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Acacias. Egypt will be a wreck and Edom a wrecked wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, because they spilt innocent blood in their land. But Judah will be lived in forever, and Jerusalem from one generation to the next. And I'll clear them of the blood I hadn't cleared. Because the Lord lives in Zion.
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. Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
For look, in those days and at that time, when I bring Judah and Jerusalem back from captivity,
Because look — in those days and at that time, when I bring Judah and Jerusalem back from where they've been taken,
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will plead my case with them over my people, my inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations and whose land they divided.
I'll gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And I'll take it up with them there over my people and my inheritance Israel, who they scattered among the nations and divided up my land.
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.
They cast lots for my people. They traded a boy for a prostitute, and sold a girl for wine, and drank it.
And they've cast lots for my people, and given a boy for a prostitute and sold a girl for wine to drink.
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.
And what have you got against me, Tyre and Zidon, and all the regions of Palestine? Are you trying to pay me back for something? If you are, I'll turn that payback straight back on your own heads, quick smart.
Yes, and what are you to me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? And if you're paying me back, I'll turn what you've paid quickly and swiftly on your own head.
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
Because you took my silver and my gold and carried my finest treasures off into your temples.
Because you've taken my silver and my gold, and carried my good treasures into your temples.
Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
And you sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Grecians, to send them a long way from their own borders.
You've sold the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far off their border.
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Look, I will rouse them out of the place you sold them to, and I will turn your payment back on your own head.
Look — I'll raise them out of the place you sold them into, and I'll turn what you've paid back on your own head.
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off. The Lord has spoken.
And I'll sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the people of Judah, and they'll sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation a long way off. Because the Lord has spoken it.
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Proclaim this among the nations: Get ready for war. Rouse the fighting men. Let all the soldiers come near and come up.
Tell it out among the nations. Get ready for war. Stir up the strong men. Let all the fighting men come near. Let them come up.
Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Beat your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak man say, I am strong.
Beat your ploughshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say: I'm strong.
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Assemble yourselves and come, all you nations round about, and gather yourselves there. Bring down your mighty ones, Lord.
Gather yourselves and come, all you nations, and gather together round about. Bring your strong men down there, Lord.
Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
Let the nations be roused and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.
Let the nations be stirred up and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. Because that's where I'll sit to judge all the nations round about.
Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, get down there, for the press is full and the vats overflow — their wickedness is great.
Put in the sickle, because the harvest is ripe. Come and go down, because the winepress is full and the vats overflow — because their wickedness is great.
Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Crowds, crowds in the valley of decision. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
Crowds and crowds in the valley of decision. Because the day of the Lord is close in the valley of decision.
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Sun and moon go dark, and the stars hold back their light.
The sun and the moon will go dark, and the stars will pull in their shining.
The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
And the Lord will roar from Zion and give voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the Israelites.
The Lord will roar from Zion too and let his voice go from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth will shake. But the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the people of Israel.
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will never pass through her again.
So you'll know that I'm the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers won't go through her any more.
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
And on that day the mountains will drip new wine and the hills will run with milk. All the watercourses of Judah will run with water, and a spring will come out of the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Shittim.
And on that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk, and all the streams of Judah will flow with water. And a spring will come out of the house of the Lord and water the Valley of Acacias.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Egypt will be a desolation and Edom a desert waste, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, because they shed innocent blood in their land.
Egypt will be a wreck and Edom a wrecked wilderness, because of the violence done to the people of Judah, because they spilt innocent blood in their land.
Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
But Judah will live forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
But Judah will be lived in forever, and Jerusalem from one generation to the next.
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
And I will cleanse their blood that I have not yet cleansed, for the Lord lives in Zion.
And I'll clear them of the blood I hadn't cleared. Because the Lord lives in Zion.
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.