\id JOL - Copyright World Bible Translation Center 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008 
\ide UTF-8
\h Joel 
\toc1 Joel 
\toc2 Joel 
\mt1 Joel 
\c 1  
\s1 Locusts Will Destroy the Crops 
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\v 1 \w Joel|strong="H3100"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Pethuel|strong="H6602"\w* \w received|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H1697"\w* \w message|strong="H1697"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*: 
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\v 2 \w Leaders|strong="H2205"\w*, \w listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* message! 
\q2 \w Listen|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w me|strong="H1961"\w*, \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w Has|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* ever \w happened|strong="H1961"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w*? 
\q2 \w Did|strong="H3117"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w happen|strong="H1961"\w* \w during|strong="H3117"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w fathers’|strong="H0001"\w* \w lifetime|strong="H3117"\w*? 
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\v 3 \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* these things \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w their|strong="H5921"\w* \w children|strong="H1121"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w grandchildren|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H1121"\w* \w tell|strong="H5608"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w next|strong="H5921"\w* \w generation|strong="H1755"\w*. 
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\v 4 What \w the|strong="H0398"\w* cutting \w locust|strong="H0697"\w*\f + \fr 1:4  \fk locust \ft See “locust” in the Word List. Here, Joel might be talking about an enemy army.\f* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* left, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w swarming|strong="H0697"\w* \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0398"\w* what \w the|strong="H0398"\w* \w swarming|strong="H0697"\w* \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* left, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0398"\w* hopping \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q1 \w And|strong="H0398"\w* what \w the|strong="H0398"\w* hopping \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* left, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H0398"\w* destroying \w locust|strong="H0697"\w* \w has|strong="H0697"\w* \w eaten|strong="H0398"\w*! 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0398"\w* \w Locusts|strong="H0697"\w*—\w A|strong="H0398"\w* Powerful Army 
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\v 5 Drunks, \w wake|strong="H6974"\w* \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H6310"\w* cry! 
\q2 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w*, cry 
\q1 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w sweet|strong="H6071"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w is|strong="H3605"\w* finished. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H6310"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w taste|strong="H6310"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* again. 
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\v 6 \w A|strong="H3588"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w nation|strong="H1471"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w attack|strong="H5927"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H5927"\w* \w were|strong="H0369"\w* \w too|strong="H5921"\w* \w many|strong="H4557"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w count|strong="H4557"\w*. 
\q1 \w Its|strong="H5921"\w* weapons \w were|strong="H0369"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w sharp|strong="H8127"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w lion’s|strong="H0738"\w* \w teeth|strong="H8127"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w as|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w lion’s|strong="H0738"\w* \w jaw|strong="H4973"\w*. 
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\v 7 \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8047"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* grapevine. 
\q2 \w Its|strong="H7760"\w* good \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* withered \w and|strong="H1612"\w* died. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H7760"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H8047"\w* \w my|strong="H7760"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H8384"\w*, 
\q2 \w stripped|strong="H2834"\w* \w off|strong="H7993"\w* \w the|strong="H7760"\w* bark \w and|strong="H1612"\w* \w threw|strong="H7993"\w* \w it|strong="H7760"\w* \w away|strong="H7993"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H7760"\w* People Cry 
\q1
\v 8 Cry \w like|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* young woman crying 
\q2 \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H1167"\w* she was ready \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w marry|strong="H5921"\w* \w has|strong="H1167"\w* died. 
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\v 9 \w Priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w servants|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, cry 
\q2 because \w there|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* no more grain \w and|strong="H3068"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
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\v 10 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* are \w ruined|strong="H7703"\w*. 
\q2 \w Even|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w ground|strong="H0127"\w* \w is|strong="H0127"\w* crying 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w* \w is|strong="H0127"\w* \w destroyed|strong="H7703"\w*; 
\q1 \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w new|strong="H8492"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* \w is|strong="H0127"\w* \w dried|strong="H3001"\w* \w up|strong="H3001"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* olive \w oil|strong="H3323"\w* \w is|strong="H0127"\w* gone. 
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\v 11 \w Be|strong="H3588"\w* sad, \w farmers|strong="H0406"\w*! 
\q2 Cry loudly \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* grapes, 
\q1 \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w*, \w and|strong="H0954"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w is|strong="H7704"\w* \w ruined|strong="H0006"\w*. 
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\v 12 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w become|strong="H3001"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w tree|strong="H6086"\w* \w is|strong="H1571"\w* dying. 
\q1 \w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*— 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w pomegranate|strong="H7416"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w palm|strong="H8558"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w apple|strong="H8598"\w*—\w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w withered|strong="H3001"\w*. 
\q2 \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w happiness|strong="H8342"\w* \w among|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H0120"\w* \w has|strong="H1571"\w* died. 
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\v 13 \w Priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w put|strong="H0935"\w* \w on|strong="H0935"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* cry loudly. 
\q2 \w Servants|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*, cry loudly. 
\q1 \w Servants|strong="H8334"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w my|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* sleep \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w sackcloth|strong="H8242"\w*, 
\q2 \w because|strong="H3588"\w* there \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H0430"\w* no \w more|strong="H3588"\w* grain \w and|strong="H0935"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w God’s|strong="H0430"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* Terrible Destruction \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* Locusts 
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\v 14 \w Tell|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* special time \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w*. \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* special meeting. \w Bring|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w leaders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w everyone|strong="H3605"\w* \w living|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w at|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w pray|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*. 
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\v 15 \w Be|strong="H3068"\w* sad \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*. \w At|strong="H3068"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* punishment \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w like|strong="H3068"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w attack|strong="H0935"\w* \w from|strong="H0935"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* All-Powerful. 
\v 16 \w Our|strong="H0430"\w* \w food|strong="H0400"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w gone|strong="H3808"\w*. \w Joy|strong="H8057"\w* \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w gone|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H3772"\w* \w Temple|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w our|strong="H0430"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\v 17 \w We|strong="H3588"\w* planted \w seeds|strong="H6507"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w seeds|strong="H6507"\w* became \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H1715"\w* dead lying \w in|strong="H8478"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* soil. \w Our|strong="H3588"\w* plants \w are|strong="H8478"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w* \w and|strong="H1715"\w* dead. \w Our|strong="H3588"\w* \w barns|strong="H4460"\w* \w are|strong="H8478"\w* empty \w and|strong="H1715"\w* falling \w down|strong="H2040"\w*. 
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\v 18 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* hungry \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w groaning|strong="H0584"\w*. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w herds|strong="H1241"\w* \w of|strong="H6629"\w* \w cattle|strong="H0929"\w* \w wander|strong="H0943"\w* \w around|strong="H5739"\w* confused \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w have|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H0369"\w* grass \w to|strong="H0369"\w* eat. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* dying.\f + \fr 1:18  \fk dying \ft Literally, “being punished.”\f* 
\v 19 \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3068"\w* \w calling|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* help. \w Fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* changed \w our|strong="H3068"\w* green \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. \w Flames|strong="H3852"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w burned|strong="H3857"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*. 
\v 20 \w Wild|strong="H7704"\w* \w animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* need \w your|strong="H3588"\w* help. \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w streams|strong="H0650"\w* \w are|strong="H1571"\w* \w dry|strong="H3001"\w*—there \w is|strong="H1571"\w* no \w water|strong="H4325"\w*! \w Fire|strong="H0784"\w* \w has|strong="H0784"\w* changed \w our|strong="H3588"\w* green \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. 
\c 2  
\s1 The Coming Day of the Lord 
\q1
\v 1 \w Blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. 
\q2 \w Shout|strong="H7321"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* warning \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w holy|strong="H6944"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q1 Let \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H3427"\w* \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w live|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w shake|strong="H7264"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* fear. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w coming|strong="H0935"\w*; 
\q2 \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w near|strong="H7138"\w*. 
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\v 2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w*, \w gloomy|strong="H6205"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w dark|strong="H2822"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w cloudy|strong="H6051"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q1 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* sunrise \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* see \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w* \w spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q2 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\q1 \w There|strong="H1961"\w* \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H3644"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w again|strong="H3254"\w*. 
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\v 3 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* destroy \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* \w fire|strong="H0784"\w*. 
\q2 \w In|strong="H0776"\w* \w front|strong="H6440"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w Garden|strong="H1588"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w Eden|strong="H5731"\w*. 
\q1 \w Behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* empty \w desert|strong="H4057"\w*. 
\q2 \w Nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w escape|strong="H6413"\w* \w them|strong="H0310"\w*. 
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\v 4 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* look \w like|strong="H4758"\w* \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3651"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w like|strong="H4758"\w* war \w horses|strong="H5483"\w*. 
\q1
\v 5 \w Listen|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w chariots|strong="H4818"\w* 
\q2 riding \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w mountains|strong="H2022"\w*. 
\q1 \w It|strong="H5921"\w* \w is|strong="H7218"\w* \w like|strong="H7540"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w noise|strong="H6963"\w* \w of|strong="H2022"\w* \w flames|strong="H3851"\w* 
\q2 \w burning|strong="H0784"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w chaff|strong="H7179"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H4421"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, 
\q2 \w who|strong="H4421"\w* \w are|strong="H4421"\w* ready \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*. 
\q1
\v 6 \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w this|strong="H3605"\w* \w army|strong="H5971"\w*, \w people|strong="H5971"\w* shake \w with|strong="H3605"\w* fear. 
\q2 \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w faces|strong="H6440"\w* become \w pale|strong="H6289"\w* \w from|strong="H6440"\w* fear. 
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\v 7 \w The|strong="H1870"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* fast. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* over \w the|strong="H1870"\w* \w walls|strong="H2346"\w*. 
\q1 \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* \w soldier|strong="H4421"\w* marches straight ahead. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H3808"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* move \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w their|strong="H3808"\w* \w path|strong="H0734"\w*. 
\q1
\v 8 \w They|strong="H0376"\w* \w don’t|strong="H3808"\w* trip \w each|strong="H0376"\w* \w other|strong="H0251"\w*. 
\q2 \w Each|strong="H0376"\w* soldier walks \w in|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w own|strong="H0376"\w* \w path|strong="H4546"\w*. 
\q1 \w If|strong="H0376"\w* \w one|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3808"\w* \w soldiers|strong="H0376"\w* \w is|strong="H0376"\w* hit \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w falls|strong="H5307"\w* \w down|strong="H5307"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3808"\w* others keep right \w on|strong="H5307"\w* marching. 
\q1
\v 9 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w run|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w quickly|strong="H7323"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w over|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w wall|strong="H2346"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w houses|strong="H1004"\w*. 
\q2 \w They|strong="H0935"\w* \w climb|strong="H5927"\w* \w through|strong="H1157"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w windows|strong="H2474"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w thieves|strong="H1590"\w*. 
\q1
\v 10 \w Before|strong="H6440"\w* \w them|strong="H6440"\w*, \w earth|strong="H0776"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w sky|strong="H8064"\w* \w shake|strong="H7493"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w sun|strong="H8121"\w* \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w moon|strong="H3394"\w* \w become|strong="H6937"\w* \w dark|strong="H6937"\w*, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w stars|strong="H3556"\w* stop shining. 
\q1
\v 11 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w calls|strong="H6963"\w* \w loudly|strong="H6963"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w camp|strong="H4264"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w large|strong="H1419"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w obeys|strong="H6963"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w commands|strong="H1697"\w*. 
\q2 \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w army|strong="H4264"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* \w powerful|strong="H6099"\w*. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* special \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w great|strong="H1419"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* terrible \w day|strong="H3117"\w*. 
\q2 \w No|strong="H4310"\w* \w one|strong="H3588"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* stop \w it|strong="H5414"\w*. 
\s1 \w The|strong="H6440"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* Tells \w the|strong="H6440"\w* People \w to|strong="H3068"\w* Change 
\q1
\v 12 \w This|strong="H6258"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w message|strong="H3068"\w*: 
\q2 “\w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3824"\w*. 
\q1 Cry \w and|strong="H3068"\w* mourn, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* don’t eat \w anything|strong="H3605"\w*! 
\q2 Show \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w are|strong="H3068"\w* sad \w for|strong="H3605"\w* doing wrong. 
\q1
\v 13 \w Tear|strong="H7167"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w hearts|strong="H3824"\w*, 
\q2 \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w clothes|strong="H0899"\w*.\f + \fr 2:13  \fk Tear your hearts, not your clothes \ft People tore their clothes to show sadness. Here, God wants the people to feel sad for the bad things they had done.\f*” 
\q1 \w Come|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* kind \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w merciful|strong="H7349"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w does|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H0408"\w* \w become|strong="H5162"\w* \w angry|strong="H0639"\w* quickly. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w great|strong="H7227"\w* \w love|strong="H2617"\w*. 
\q1 Maybe \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w change|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w mind|strong="H3824"\w* 
\q2 \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w bad|strong="H7451"\w* punishment \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w planned|strong="H3824"\w*. 
\q1
\v 14 \w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w knows|strong="H3045"\w*, maybe \w he|strong="H0310"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w change|strong="H5162"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w mind|strong="H5162"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w leave|strong="H7604"\w* \w behind|strong="H0310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w blessing|strong="H1293"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w*. 
\q1 \w Then|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w can|strong="H4310"\w* \w give|strong="H7725"\w* grain \w and|strong="H3068"\w* drink \w offerings|strong="H4503"\w* 
\q2 \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\s1 Pray \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* 
\q1
\v 15 \w Blow|strong="H8628"\w* \w the|strong="H7121"\w* \w trumpet|strong="H7782"\w* at \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. 
\q2 \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* special meeting. 
\q2 \w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* special time \w of|strong="H7121"\w* \w fasting|strong="H6685"\w*. 
\q1
\v 16 \w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w*. 
\q2 Call \w for|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* special meeting. 
\q1 \w Bring|strong="H3318"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w old|strong="H2205"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*, 
\q2 \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w children|strong="H5768"\w*, \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* small babies still \w at|strong="H0622"\w* \w their|strong="H0622"\w* mother’s \w breasts|strong="H7699"\w*. 
\q1 Let \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w bride|strong="H3618"\w* \w and|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H3243"\w* new husband 
\q2 \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w their|strong="H0622"\w* \w bedroom|strong="H2315"\w*. 
\q1
\v 17 \w Let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w priests|strong="H3548"\w*, \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w LORD’S|strong="H3068"\w* \w servants|strong="H8334"\w*, 
\q2 cry \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w porch|strong="H0197"\w*\f + \fr 2:17  \fk porch \ft An open area in front of the Temple.\f* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w altar|strong="H4196"\w*. 
\q1 \w All|strong="H1058"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w*: “\w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w have|strong="H2347"\w* \w mercy|strong="H3068"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w*. 
\q2 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* other \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w tell|strong="H0559"\w* jokes \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\q1 \w Don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w let|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* other \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* laugh \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w us|strong="H5414"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w say|strong="H0559"\w*, 
\q2 ‘\w Where|strong="H0346"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w their|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*?’” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Restore \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Land|strong="H5159"\w* 
\q1
\v 18 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* cared \w very|strong="H7065"\w* \w much|strong="H5921"\w* \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* felt sorry \w for|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\q1
\v 19 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w spoke|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3068"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, “\w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H7971"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w grain|strong="H1715"\w*, \w wine|strong="H8492"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H5414"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H1471"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w*. 
\q2 \w I|strong="H2005"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w among|strong="H0854"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w nations|strong="H1471"\w* \w anymore|strong="H5750"\w*. 
\q1
\v 20 No, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* force \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H0776"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* north\f + \fr 2:20  \fk north \ft The Babylonian army came from this direction to attack Judah. Armies from countries north and east of Israel often came this way to attack Judah and Israel.\f* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w leave|strong="H5927"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H0776"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w into|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w dry|strong="H6723"\w*, empty \w land|strong="H0776"\w*. 
\q1 \w Some|strong="H7368"\w* \w of|strong="H0776"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w go|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w eastern|strong="H6931"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w some|strong="H7368"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w western|strong="H0314"\w* \w sea|strong="H3220"\w*. 
\q1 \w They|strong="H3588"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* such terrible \w things|strong="H1431"\w*, 
\q2 \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* \w like|strong="H0776"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* dead \w and|strong="H0776"\w* rotting body. 
\q1 \w There|strong="H5927"\w* \w will|strong="H0776"\w* \w be|strong="H0776"\w* such \w a|strong="H3588"\w* terrible \w smell|strong="H6709"\w*!” 
\s1 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Land|strong="H0776"\w* \w Will|strong="H0776"\w* \w Be|strong="H0776"\w* \w Made|strong="H6213"\w* New \w Again|strong="H6440"\w* 
\q1
\v 21 \w Land|strong="H0127"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. 
\q2 \w Be|strong="H0408"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* full \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w joy|strong="H8055"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H1431"\w* \w things|strong="H1431"\w*. 
\q1
\v 22 \w Animals|strong="H0929"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w don’t|strong="H0408"\w* \w be|strong="H0408"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w desert|strong="H4057"\w* \w pastures|strong="H4999"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* grow grass. 
\q1 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* grow \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* \w fig|strong="H8384"\w* \w trees|strong="H6086"\w* \w and|strong="H6086"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w vines|strong="H1612"\w* \w will|strong="H5414"\w* grow plenty \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w fruit|strong="H6529"\w*. 
\b
\q1
\v 23 \w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H1121"\w* \w happy|strong="H8055"\w*, \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Zion|strong="H6726"\w*. 
\q2 \w Be|strong="H1121"\w* \w joyful|strong="H8055"\w* \w in|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q1 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* good \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w rain|strong="H1653"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w send|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* early \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w late|strong="H4456"\w* \w rains|strong="H1653"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w before|strong="H7223"\w*. 
\q1
\v 24 \w The|strong="H4390"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floors|strong="H1637"\w* \w will|strong="H3342"\w* be \w filled|strong="H4390"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w wheat|strong="H1250"\w*, 
\q2 \w and|strong="H8492"\w* \w the|strong="H4390"\w* barrels \w will|strong="H3342"\w* \w overflow|strong="H7783"\w* \w with|strong="H4390"\w* \w wine|strong="H8492"\w* \w and|strong="H8492"\w* olive \w oil|strong="H3323"\w*. 
\q1
\v 25 “\w I|strong="H0834"\w*, \w the|strong="H0853"\w* Lord, \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w my|strong="H7971"\w* \w army|strong="H2428"\w* against \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q2 \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w swarming|strong="H0697"\w* \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* hopping \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* 
\q2 \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* destroying \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w* \w and|strong="H0398"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* cutting \w locusts|strong="H0697"\w*\f + \fr 2:25  \fk swarming locusts … cutting locusts \ft See Joel 1:4.\f* \w ate|strong="H0398"\w* \w everything|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1 \w But|strong="H0834"\w* \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w pay|strong="H7999"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w back|strong="H7999"\w* 
\q2 \w for|strong="H7971"\w* \w those|strong="H0834"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w* \w of|strong="H8141"\w* trouble. 
\q1
\v 26 \w Then|strong="H0853"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7646"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w eat|strong="H0398"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w full|strong="H7646"\w*. 
\q1 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w praise|strong="H1984"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q2 \w He|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w wonderful|strong="H6381"\w* \w things|strong="H6381"\w* \w for|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*. 
\q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* again \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w*. 
\q1
\v 27 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. 
\q2 \w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q2 \w There|strong="H0369"\w* \w is|strong="H0369"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w other|strong="H5750"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*. 
\q1 \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w never|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H5750"\w* \w ashamed|strong="H0954"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w*.” 
\s1 \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w Will|strong="H3068"\w* Give \w His|strong="H3068"\w* Spirit \w to|strong="H0369"\w* \w All|strong="H3045"\w* \w People|strong="H5971"\w* 
\q1
\v 28 “After this, 
\q2 I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. 
\q1 Your sons and daughters will prophesy, 
\q2 your old men will have dreams, 
\q2 and your young men will see visions. 
\q1
\v 29 In those days I will pour out my Spirit 
\q2 even on servants, both men and women. 
\q1
\v 30 I will work wonders in the sky and on the earth. 
\q2 There will be blood, fire, and thick smoke. 
\q1
\v 31 The sun will be changed into darkness, 
\q2 and the moon will be as red as blood. 
\q2 Then the great and fearful day of the LORD will come! 
\q1
\v 32 And everyone who trusts in the LORD\f + \fr 2:32  \fk who trusts in the LORD \ft Literally, “who calls on the name of the LORD,” meaning to show faith in him by worshiping him or praying to him for help.\f* will be saved. 
\q2 There will be survivors on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, 
\q2 just as the LORD said. 
\q1 Yes, those left alive will be the ones 
\q2 the LORD has called. 
\b
\c  3  
\s1 Judah’s Enemies Will Be Punished 
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\v 1 “\w Yes|strong="H3651"\w*, \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* \w time|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3651"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w bring|strong="H1323"\w* \w back|strong="H0310"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Judah \w and|strong="H1121"\w* Jerusalem \w from|strong="H5921"\w* captivity. 
\v 2 \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* gather \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* nations \w together|strong="H5921"\w*. \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* bring \w all|strong="H3117"\w* \w these|strong="H1992"\w* nations \w down|strong="H5921"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* Jehoshaphat Valley.\f + \fr 3:2  \fk Jehoshaphat Valley \ft This name means “The LORD judges.”\f* \w There|strong="H1992"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* judge \w them|strong="H1992"\w*. \w Those|strong="H1992"\w* nations scattered \w my|strong="H5921"\w* people, Israel. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* forced \w them|strong="H1992"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w live|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* other nations, \w so|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* punish \w those|strong="H1992"\w* nations. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* divided \w up|strong="H5921"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* land. 
\v 3 \w They|strong="H0776"\w* threw lots \w for|strong="H0776"\w* \w my|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H1818"\w*. \w They|strong="H0776"\w* sold boys \w to|strong="H5414"\w* buy \w a|strong="H5414"\w* prostitute, \w and|strong="H0776"\w* \w they|strong="H0776"\w* sold girls \w to|strong="H5414"\w* buy wine \w to|strong="H5414"\w* drink. 
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\v 4 “Tyre! Sidon! \w All|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* areas \w of|strong="H3068"\w* Philistia! \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* not \w important|strong="H1419"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*!\f + \fr 3:4  \fk You are not important to me \ft Literally, “What are you to me?”\f* \w Are|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* punishing \w me|strong="H6440"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* something \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w did|strong="H3117"\w*? \w You|strong="H6440"\w* \w might|strong="H3068"\w* think \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* punishing \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w but|strong="H0935"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* soon punish \w you|strong="H6440"\w*. 
\v 5 \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* silver \w and|strong="H3068"\w* gold. \w You|strong="H0834"\w* \w took|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* precious treasures \w and|strong="H3068"\w* put \w them|strong="H7121"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* temples.\f + \fr 3:5  \fk temples \ft Here, the temples were used to worship idols.\f* 
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\v 6 “You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. That way you could take them far from their land. 
\v 7 You sent my people to that faraway place, but I will bring them back. And I will punish you for what you did. 
\v 8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. Then they will sell them to the faraway Sabeans.\f + \fr 3:8  \fk Sabeans \ft A group of people from the Arabian Desert.\f*” This is what the LORD said. 
\s1 Prepare for War 
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\v 9 Announce this among the nations: 
\q2 Prepare for war! 
\q1 Wake up the strong men! 
\q2 Let all the men of war come near. 
\q2 Let them come up! 
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\v 10 Beat your plows into swords. 
\q2 Make spears from your pruning hooks.\f + \fr 3:10  \fk pruning hooks \ft These tools were used to prune (cut) branches of trees. Read Isaiah 2:4.\f* 
\q1 Let the weak man say, 
\q2 “I am a strong soldier.” 
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\v 11 All you nations, hurry! 
\q2 Come together in that place. 
\q2 LORD, bring your strong soldiers. 
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\v 12 Wake up, nations! 
\q2 Come to Jehoshaphat Valley. 
\q1 There I will sit to judge 
\q2 all the surrounding nations. 
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\v 13 Bring the sickle, 
\q2 because the harvest is ripe.\f + \fr 3:13  \fk harvest is ripe \ft This time of judgment is compared to harvest time.\f* 
\q1 Come, walk on the grapes, 
\q2 because the winepress is full. 
\q1 The barrels will be full and spilling over, 
\q2 because their evil is great. 
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\v 14 There are many, many people in the Valley of Decision.\f + \fr 3:14  \fk Valley of Decision \ft This is like the name “Jehoshaphat Valley.”\f* 
\q2 The LORD’S special day is near in the Valley of Decision. 
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\v 15 The sun and the moon will become dark. 
\q2 The stars will stop shining. 
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\v 16 The LORD God will shout from Zion. 
\q1 He will shout from Jerusalem, 
\q2 and the sky and the earth will shake. 
\q1 But the LORD God will be a safe place for his people. 
\q2 He will be a place of safety for the people of Israel. 
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\v 17 “Then you will know that I am the LORD your God. 
\q2 I live on Zion, my holy mountain. 
\q1 Jerusalem will become holy. 
\q2 Strangers will never pass through that city again. 
\s1 A New Life for Judah Promised 
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\v 18 “On that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine. 
\q2 The hills will flow with milk, 
\q2 and water will flow through all the empty rivers of Judah. 
\q1 A fountain will come from the LORD’S Temple. 
\q2 It will give water to Acacia Valley. 
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\v 19 Egypt will be empty. 
\q2 Edom will be an empty wilderness, 
\q1 because they were cruel to the people of Judah. 
\q2 They killed innocent people\f + \fr 3:19  \fk killed innocent people \ft Literally, “shed innocent blood.”\f* in their country. 
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\v 20 But there will always be people living in Judah. 
\q2 People will live in Jerusalem through many generations. 
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\v 21 Those people killed my people, 
\q2 so I really will punish them!” 
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\q1 The LORD God will live in Zion! 