| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, | 1"For behold, in those days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, |
| 2I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. | 2I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; And they have divided up My land. |
| 3They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink. | 3"They have also cast lots for My people, Traded a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink. |
| 4“Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head; | 4"Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head. |
| 5Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions. | 5"Since you have taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious treasures to your temples, |
| 6Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders. | 6and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory, |
| 7“Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head. | 7behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head. |
| 8I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the LORD has spoken.” | 8"Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a distant nation," for the LORD has spoken. |
| 9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. | 9Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare a war; rouse the mighty men! Let all the soldiers draw near, let them come up! |
| 10Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” | 10Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, "I am a mighty man." |
| 11Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O LORD. | 11Hasten and come, all you surrounding nations, And gather yourselves there. Bring down, O LORD, Your mighty ones. |
| 12“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. | 12Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations. |
| 13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great.” | 13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full; The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great. |
| 14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. | 14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. |
| 15The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness. | 15The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness. |
| 16The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the LORD will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel. | 16The LORD roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and the earth tremble. But the LORD is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel. |
| 17“So you shall know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.” | 17Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. So Jerusalem will be holy, And strangers will pass through it no more. |
| 18And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the LORD And water the Valley of Acacias. | 18And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine, And the hills will flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water; And a spring will go out from the house of the LORD To water the valley of Shittim. |
| 19“Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land. | 19Egypt will become a waste, And Edom will become a desolate wilderness, Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, In whose land they have shed innocent blood. |
| 20But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation. | 20But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations. |
| 21For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the LORD dwells in Zion.” | 21And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged, For the LORD dwells in Zion. |
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