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1 "For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,
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1 "In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
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2 I 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.
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2 I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.
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3 They 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.
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3 They cast lots for my people and traded boys for prostitutes; they sold girls for wine that they might drink.
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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;
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4 "Now what have you against me, O Tyre and Sidon and all you regions of Philistia? Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.
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5 Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions.
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5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.
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6 Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders.
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6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, that you might send them far from their homeland.
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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.
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7 "See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them, and I will return on your own heads what you have done.
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8 I 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."
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8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far away." The LORD has spoken.
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9 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.
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9 Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
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10 Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, 'I am strong.' "
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10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weakling say, "I am strong!"
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11 Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.
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11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, O LORD!
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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.
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12 "Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side.
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13 Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow-- For their wickedness is great."
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13 Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full and the vats overflow-- so great is their wickedness!"
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14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
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14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
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15 The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness.
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15 The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine.
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16 The 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.
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16 The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the sky will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
