Joel 3:1

1 "In those days and at that time, when I will make things better for Judah and Jerusalem,

Joel 3:1 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 3:1

For, behold, in those days, and at that time
Which Kimchi refers to the times of the Messiah; and is true of the latter times of the Messiah, of his spiritual reign yet to come: when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem:
not from the Edomites, Tyrians, and Philistines, that had carried them captive in the times of Ahaz; nor from Babylon, where they had been carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar; for nothing of what is after foretold followed upon the return of these captivities: but this designs the present captivity of the Jews, and the restoration of them to their own land; of which see ( Isaiah 52:8 ) ( Jeremiah 30:3 Jeremiah 30:9 Jeremiah 30:18-21 ) .

Joel 3:1 In-Context

1 "In those days and at that time, when I will make things better for Judah and Jerusalem,

2 I will gather all the nations together and bring them down into the Valley Where the Lord Judges. There I will judge them, because those nations scattered my own people Israel and forced them to live in other nations. They divided up my land

3 and threw lots for my people. They traded boys for prostitutes, and they sold girls to buy wine to drink.

4 "Tyre and Sidon and all of you regions of Philistia! What did you have against me? Were you punishing me for something I did, or were you doing something to hurt me? I will very quickly do to you what you have done to me.

5 You took my silver and gold, and you put my precious treasures in your temples.