4 Moreover, what are you to Me, aTyre, Sidon, and all the regions of bPhilistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will creturn your retribution on your head!Is 23:1-18; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zech 9:5-7Is 34:8; 59:18 5 Since you have ataken My silver and My gold, brought My precious 1treasures to your temples,Lit goodly things2 Kin 12:18; 2 Chr 21:16, 17 6 and sold the asons of Judah and Jerusalem to the 1Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory,Lit sons of JavanEzek 27:13 7 behold, I am going to astir them up from the place where you have sold them, and return your retribution on your head.Is 43:5, 6; Jer 23:8; Zech 9:13 8 I will also asell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the bSabeans, to a distant nation,” for the LORD has spoken.Is 14:2; 60:14Job 1:15; Ps 72:10; Ezek 38:13
The Nations Will Be Judged
“1For behold, ain those days and at that time,When I brestore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,Ch 4:1 in HebJer 30:3; Ezek 38:14Jer 16:152 I will agather all the nationsAnd bring them down to the bValley of 1Jehoshaphat.Then I will center into judgment with them thereOn behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,Whom they have dscattered among the nations;And they have edivided up My land.I.e., YHWH judgesIs 66:18; Mic 4:12; Zech 14:2Joel 3:12, 14Is 66:16; Jer 25:31; Ezek 38:22Jer 50:17; Ezek 34:6Ezek 35:10; 36:1-53 “They have also acast lots for My people,1bTraded a boy for a prostitute,And sold a girl for wine so that they may drink.Lit GivenObad 11; Nah 3:10Amos 2:6
9 aProclaim this among the nations:bPrepare for holy war; cstir up the warriors!Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!Jer 51:27Jer 6:4; Ezek 38:7; Mic 3:5Is 8:9, 10; Jer 46:3, 4; Zech 14:2, 310 aBeat your plowshares into swords,And your pruning hooks into spears;bLet the weak man say, “I am a warrior.”Is 2:4; Mic 4:3Zech 12:811 1aHurry and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves there.Bring down, LORD, Your bwarriors.Or Come helpEzek 38:15, 16Is 13:312 Let the nations be awakenedAnd come up to the aValley of 1Jehoshaphat,For there I will sit to bjudgeAll the surrounding nations.I.e., YHWH judgesJoel 3:2, 14Ps 7:6; 96:13; 98:9; Is 2:4; 3:1313 aPut in the sickle, for the bharvest is ripe.Come, ctread the grapes, for the dwine press is full;The vats overflow, for their ewickedness is great.Rev 14:14-19Jer 51:33; Hos 6:11Rev 14:19, 20; 19:15Is 63:3; Lam 1:15Gen 18:2014 aMultitudes, multitudes in the bvalley of 1decision!For the cday of the LORD is near in the valley of 2decision.I.e., God’s verdictIs 34:2-8Joel 3:2, 12Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 3115 The asun and moon have become dark,And the stars have lost their brightness.Joel 2:10, 3116 The LORD aroars from ZionAnd butters His voice from Jerusalem,And the cheavens and the earth quake.But the LORD is a drefuge for His people,And a estronghold for the sons of Israel.Hos 11:10; Amos 1:2Joel 2:11Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6Ps 61:3; Is 33:16; Jer 17:17Jer 16:19; Nah 1:717 Then you will aknow that I am the LORD your God,Dwelling on Zion, My bholy mountain.So Jerusalem will be choly,And dstrangers will no longer pass through it.Joel 2:27Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40Is 4:3; Obad 17Is 52:1; Nah 1:15
Judah Will Be Blessed
18 And on that dayThe amountains will drip with 1sweet wine,And the hills will bflow with milk,And all the cbrooks of Judah will flow with water;And a dspring will go out from the house of the LORDAnd water the Valley of 2Shittim.Lit freshly pressed-out grape juiceOr acaciasAmos 9:13Ex 3:8Is 30:25; 35:6Ezek 47:1-1219 Egypt will become a wasteland,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of the aviolence 1done to the sons of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood.Lit of the sonsObad 1020 But Judah will be ainhabited forever,And Jerusalem for all generations.Ezek 37:25; Amos 9:1521 And I will aavenge their blood which I have not avenged,For the LORD dwells in Zion.Is 4:4
The Nations Will Be Judged
“For behold, ain those climactic days and at that time,When I brestore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,Jer 30:3; Ezek 38:14Jer 16:152 I will agather together all the Gentile nations that were hostile to My peopleAnd bring them down into the bValley of Jehoshaphat .And there I will deal with them and center into judgment with them thereFor their treatment of My people, My inheritance, Israel,Whom they have dscattered among the nations,And because they have eencroached on My land and divided it up.Is 66:18; Mic 4:12; Zech 14:2Joel 3:12, 14Is 66:16; Jer 25:31; Ezek 38:22Jer 50:17; Ezek 34:6Ezek 35:10; 36:1-53 “They have also acast lots for My people,And have btraded a boy for a prostituteAnd have sold a girl for wine that they may drink.Obad 11; Nah 3:10Amos 2:6
4 Moreover, what are you to Me, O aTyre and Sidon and all the five small regions of bPhilistia? Will you pay Me back for something I have supposedly done to you? Even if you do pay Me back, I will swiftly and speedily creturn your deed of retaliation on your own head. Is 23; Ezek 26:1-18; Amos 1:6-10; Zeph 2:4-7; Zech 9:2-7Is 23:1-18; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zech 9:5-7Is 34:8; 59:18 5 Because you have ataken My silver and My gold and have carried My precious treasures to your temples and palaces,2 Kin 12:18; 2 Chr 21:16, 17 6 and have sold the achildren of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the Greeks, so that you may send them far away from their territory,Ezek 27:13 7 behold, I am going to astir them up from the place where you have sold them and return them to their land, and I shall return your action of retaliation on your own head.Is 43:5, 6; Jer 23:8; Zech 9:13 8 Also I will asell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the 1bSabeans, to a distant nation,” for the LORD has spoken. Is 14:2; 60:14Some archeologists believe this to be the ancient kingdom of Sheba (modern day Yemen). The Sabeans were involved primarily in the lucrative spice trade.Is 14:2; 60:14Job 1:15; Ps 72:10; Ezek 38:13
9 aProclaim this among the pagan nations:bPrepare a war! cStir up the mighty men!Let all the men of war come near, let them come up!Jer 51:27Jer 6:4; Ezek 38:7; Mic 3:5Is 8:9, 10; Jer 46:3, 4; Zech 14:2, 310 aBeat your plowshares into swordsAnd your pruning hooks into spears;bLet the weak say, “I am strong!” Is 2:4; Mic 4:3Is 2:4; Mic 4:3Zech 12:811 aHurry and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves there;Bring down, O LORD, Your bmighty ones .Ezek 38:15, 16Is 13:312 Let the nations be stirred to actionAnd come up to the aValley of Jehoshaphat,For there I will sit to bjudge and punishAll the surrounding nations.Joel 3:2, 14Ps 7:6; 96:13; 98:9; Is 2:4; 3:1313 aPut in the sickle of judgment, for the bharvest is ripe;Come, ctread the grapes, for the dwine press is full;The vats overflow, for the ewickedness of the people is great. Mark 4:29; Rev 14:15, 18-20Rev 14:14-19Jer 51:33; Hos 6:11Rev 14:19, 20; 19:15Is 63:3; Lam 1:15Gen 18:2014 aMultitudes, multitudes in the bvalley of decision !For the cday of the LORD is near in the valley of decision when judgment is executed. Zech 14:1-9Is 34:2-8Joel 3:2, 12Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 3115 The asun and the moon grow darkAnd the stars lose their brightness.Joel 2:10, 3116 The LORD athunders and roars from ZionAnd butters His voice from Jerusalem in judgment of His enemies,And the cheavens and the earth tremble and shudder;But the LORD is a drefuge for His peopleAnd a estronghold of protection to the children of Israel. Amos 9:11-15; Mic 4:1-3; 5:2; Zeph 3:13-20; Zech 6:12, 13; 12:8, 9Hos 11:10; Amos 1:2Joel 2:11Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6Ps 61:3; Is 33:16; Jer 17:17Jer 16:19; Nah 1:717 Then you will aknow and understand fully that I am the LORD your God,Dwelling in Zion, My bholy mountain.Then Jerusalem will be choly,And dstrangers who do not belong will no longer pass through it.Joel 2:27Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40Is 4:3; Obad 17Is 52:1; Nah 1:15
Judah Will Be Blessed
18 And in that dayThe amountains will drip with sweet wineAnd the hills will bflow with milk;And all the cbrooks and riverbeds of Judah will flow with water,And a dfountain will go out from the house of the LORDTo water the desert Valley of Shittim. Ezek 47:1-12; Amos 9:13; Zech 14:8Amos 9:13Ex 3:8Is 30:25; 35:6Ezek 47:1-1219 Egypt will become a waste,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of their aviolence against the children of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood. Ex 1:16; Amos 1:11Obad 1020 But Judah shall be ainhabited foreverAnd Jerusalem from generation to generation.Ezek 37:25; Amos 9:1521 And I shall aavenge their blood which I have not avenged,For the LORD dwells in Zion.Is 4:4
Yahweh Will Judge the Nations
“1For behold, ain those days and at that time,When I brestore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,Ch 4:1 in HebJer 30:3; Ezek 38:14Jer 16:152 I will agather all the nationsAnd bring them down to the bvalley of 1Jehoshaphat.Then I will center into judgment with them thereOn behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,Whom they have dscattered among the nations;And they have edivided up My land.Lit Yahweh judgesIs 66:18; Mic 4:12; Zech 14:2Joel 3:12, 14Is 66:16; Jer 25:31; Ezek 38:22Jer 50:17; Ezek 34:6Ezek 35:10; 36:1-53 “They have also acast lots for My people,1bTraded a boy for a harlot,And sold a girl for wine that they may drink.Lit GivenObad 11; Nah 3:10Amos 2:6
4 Moreover, what are you to Me, O aTyre, Sidon, and all the regions of bPhilistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will creturn your recompense on your head.Is 23:1-18; Amos 1:9, 10; Zech 9:2-4; Matt 11:21, 22; Luke 10:13, 14Is 14:29-31; Jer 47:1-7; Ezek 25:15-17; Amos 1:6-8; Zech 9:5-7Is 34:8; 59:18 5 Since you have ataken My silver and My gold, brought My desirable 1treasures to your temples,Lit good things2 Kin 12:18; 2 Chr 21:16, 17 6 and sold the asons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the 1Greeks in order to remove them far from their borders,Lit JavanEzek 27:13 7 behold, I am going to arouse them from the place where you have sold them and return your recompense on your head.Is 43:5, 6; Jer 23:8; Zech 9:13 8 Also I will asell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the bSabeans, to a distant nation,” for Yahweh has spoken.Is 14:2; 60:14Job 1:15; Ps 72:10; Ezek 38:13
9 aCall out this message among the nations:bSet yourselves apart for a war; crouse the mighty men!Let all the men of war approach, let them come up!Jer 51:27Jer 6:4; Ezek 38:7; Mic 3:5Is 8:9, 10; Jer 46:3, 4; Zech 14:2, 310 aBeat your plowshares into swordsAnd your pruning hooks into spears;bLet the weak say, “I am a mighty man.”Is 2:4; Mic 4:3Zech 12:811 1aHasten and come, all you surrounding nations,And gather yourselves.There, bring down, O Yahweh, Your bmighty ones.Or Lend aidEzek 38:15, 16Is 13:312 Let the nations be roused upAnd come up to the avalley of 1Jehoshaphat,For there I will sit to bjudgeAll the surrounding nations.Lit Yahweh judgesJoel 3:2, 14Ps 7:6; 96:13; 98:9; Is 2:4; 3:1313 aSend in the sickle, for the bharvest is ripe.Come, 1ctread, for the dwine press is full;The vats overflow, for their eevil is great.Or dominateRev 14:14-19Jer 51:33; Hos 6:11Rev 14:19, 20; 19:15Is 63:3; Lam 1:15Gen 18:2014 aMultitudes, multitudes in the bvalley of 1decision!For the cday of Yahweh is near in the valley of 2decision.God’s verdictIs 34:2-8Joel 3:2, 12Joel 1:15; 2:1, 11, 3115 The asun and moon grow dark,And the stars lose their brightness.Joel 2:10, 3116 And Yahweh aroars from ZionAnd bgives forth His voice from Jerusalem,And the cheavens and the earth quake.But Yahweh is a drefuge for His peopleAnd a estrong defense to the sons of Israel.Hos 11:10; Amos 1:2Joel 2:11Ezek 38:19; Joel 2:10; Hag 2:6Ps 61:3; Is 33:16; Jer 17:17Jer 16:19; Nah 1:717 Then you will aknow that I am Yahweh your God,Dwelling in Zion, My bholy mountain.So Jerusalem will be choly,And dstrangers will pass through it no more.Joel 2:27Is 11:9; 56:7; Ezek 20:40Is 4:3; Obad 17Is 52:1; Nah 1:15
Yahweh Dwells in Zion
18 And it will be in that day,That the amountains will drip with 1sweet wine,And the hills will bflow with milk,And all the cbrooks of Judah will flow with water;And a dspring will go out from the house of YahwehTo water the valley of 2Shittim.Lit freshly pressed out grape juiceOr acaciasAmos 9:13Ex 3:8Is 30:25; 35:6Ezek 47:1-1219 Egypt will become a desolation,And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,Because of the aviolence 1done to the sons of Judah,In whose land they have shed innocent blood.Lit of the sonsObad 1020 But Judah will be ainhabited foreverAnd Jerusalem from generation to generation.Ezek 37:25; Amos 9:1521 And I will aavenge their blood which I have not avenged,Indeed, Yahweh dwells in Zion.Is 4:4