Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack. New Living Translation Say to the nations far and wide: “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack. English Standard Version Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Berean Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! King James Bible 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: New King James Version Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. New American Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; stir up the warriors! Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up! NASB 1995 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! NASB 1977 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! Legacy Standard Bible Call out this message among the nations: Set yourselves apart for a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the men of war approach, let them come up! Amplified Bible Proclaim this among the [pagan] nations: Prepare a war! Stir up the mighty men! Let all the men of war come near, let them come up! Christian Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack! Holman Christian Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for holy war; rouse the warriors; let all the men of war advance and attack! American Standard Version Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. Contemporary English Version Say to the nations: "Get ready for war! Be eager to fight. Line up for battle and prepare to attack. English Revised Version Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war: stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up. GOD'S WORD® Translation Announce this among the nations: Prepare yourselves for war. Wake up the warriors. Have all the warriors come near and attack. Good News Translation "Make this announcement among the nations: 'Prepare for war; call your warriors; gather all your soldiers and march! International Standard Version "Declare this among the nations: 'Prepare for war! Wake up your elite forces! Let all the soldiers draw near! Call them up! Majority Standard Bible Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! NET Bible Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for a holy war! Call out the warriors! Let all these fighting men approach and attack! New Heart English Bible Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up. Webster's Bible Translation 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: World English Bible Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Stir up the mighty men. Let all the warriors draw near. Let them come up. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionProclaim this among nations, "" Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, "" Come near, come up, let all the men of war. Young's Literal Translation Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war. Smith's Literal Translation Call ye this among the nations: Consecrate war; rouse up the strong ones, they shall draw near, all the men of war shall come up. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleProclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up. Catholic Public Domain Version Proclaim this among the Gentiles: “Sanctify a war, raise up the strong. Approach, ascend, all men of war. New American Bible Announce this to the nations: Proclaim a holy war! Alert the warriors! Let all the soldiers report and march! New Revised Standard Version Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war, stir up the warriors. Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleProclaim this among the Gentiles: Get ready for war, stir up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Preach this among the Gentiles, consecrate war, stir up the mighty men, let them approach and all the warrior men shall come up OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Proclaim ye this among the nations, Prepare war; Stir up the mighty men; Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. Brenton Septuagint Translation Proclaim these things among the Gentiles; declare war, arouse the warriors, draw near and go up, all ye men of war. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Judges the Nations…8I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken. 9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! 10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’… Cross References Isaiah 2:4 Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war. Micah 4:3 Then He will judge between many peoples and arbitrate for strong nations far and wide. Then they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor will they train anymore for war. Jeremiah 46:3-4 “Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle! / Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on armor! Ezekiel 38:7 Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard. Zephaniah 3:8 Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy. Revelation 16:14 These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. Isaiah 13:3-4 I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph. / Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war. Jeremiah 51:27 “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts. Zechariah 14:2 For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. Revelation 20:8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore. Isaiah 8:9 Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered! Jeremiah 6:4 ‘Prepare for battle against her; rise up, let us attack at noon. Woe to us, for the daylight is fading; the evening shadows grow long. Ezekiel 21:21-22 For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. / In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall. 2 Chronicles 20:17 You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’” Treasury of Scripture Proclaim you this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Proclaim. Psalm 96:10 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. Isaiah 34:1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. Jeremiah 31:10 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. Prepare. Ezekiel 21:21,22 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver… wake. Isaiah 8:9,10 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… Jeremiah 46:3,4 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle… Ezekiel 38:7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. Jump to Previous Attack Awake Draw Fighting Gentiles Mighty Nations Nigh Ones Prepare Proclaim Ready Rouse Sanctify Soldiers Stir Strong Wake War WarriorsJump to Next Attack Awake Draw Fighting Gentiles Mighty Nations Nigh Ones Prepare Proclaim Ready Rouse Sanctify Soldiers Stir Strong Wake War WarriorsJoel 3 1. God's judgments against the enemies of his people.9. God will be known in his judgment. 18. His blessing upon the church. Proclaim this among the nations The Hebrew word for "proclaim" is "קִרְאוּ" (qir'u), which means to call out or announce. This is a divine command, emphasizing the authority and urgency of the message. Historically, proclamations were made by heralds who would travel to ensure the message reached all corners. Here, God is instructing His people to announce His intentions to the nations, signifying a universal scope. The "nations" (גּוֹיִם, goyim) refers to the Gentile nations surrounding Israel, indicating that God's message is not just for Israel but for all peoples, highlighting His sovereignty over all the earth. Prepare for war! Rouse the mighty men! Let all the men of war advance and attack! (1) according to Keil, waken up or arouse the mighty men. (2) A preferable rendering, according to Wunsche, is, "Wake up, ye mighty men;" while he understands the whole address as directed to the covenant people. It is observable theft one manuscript has העיזו, equivalent to "make strong," i.e. the heroes. In either case, the heroes may be conceived as enjoying peaceful repose when they are rudely roused by the declaration of war; and as the word "war" is indefinite through the absence of the article, it implies, "What a war! how great and terrible!" Let all the men of war drew near; let them come up. The terms here used are technical military terms, summoning the warriors to advance and march onward in haste to the place of conflict. Hebrew Proclaimקִרְאוּ־ (qir·’ū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read this זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, among the nations: בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם (bag·gō·w·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts “Prepare קַדְּשׁ֖וּ (qad·də·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated for war; מִלְחָמָ֑ה (mil·ḥā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war rouse הָעִ֙ירוּ֙ (hā·‘î·rū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake the mighty men; הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים (hag·gib·bō·w·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant let all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the men אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 582: Man, mankind of war הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war advance יִגְּשׁ֣וּ (yig·gə·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach and attack! יַֽעֲל֔וּ (ya·‘ă·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively Links Joel 3:9 NIVJoel 3:9 NLT Joel 3:9 ESV Joel 3:9 NASB Joel 3:9 KJV Joel 3:9 BibleApps.com Joel 3:9 Biblia Paralela Joel 3:9 Chinese Bible Joel 3:9 French Bible Joel 3:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Joel 3:9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare (Jl Joe.) |
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