Joel 3:13

13 Den rienda suelta a la hoz,
porque la cosecha está madura.
Vengan, pisen las uvas,
porque el lagar está lleno
y los barriles rebosan
con la perversidad de esas naciones».

Joel 3:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joel 3:13

Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe
This is said to the mighty ones sent, the Christian princes, the executioners of God's vengeance on antichrist; the angels that will pour out the vials of his wrath on the antichristian states, compared to reapers, with a sharp sickle in their hands, to cut them down, as grain is cut when reaped; as the same states are compared to a harvest ripe, the measure of their sins being filled up, and the time of their destruction appointed for them come; see ( Revelation 14:15 ) ; come, get ye down;
to the valley: or "go tread ye" ^F15; for another simile is made use of: the reference here is to the treading of clusters of grapes in the winepress, as appears by what follows: and so the Targum renders it,

``descend, tread their mighty men;''

in like manner Jarchi interprets it; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it: and Dr. Pocock observes, that the word <arabic> in the Arabic language signifies to tread, as men tread grapes in a press: the reasons follow, for the press is full;
of clusters of the vine; or the valley is full of wicked men, compared unto them, destined to destruction: the fats overflow;
with the juice of grapes squeezed out, denoting the great effusion of blood that will be made; see ( Revelation 14:18-20 ) ( Revelation 19:15 Revelation 19:18 Revelation 19:20 ) ; for their wickedness [is] great;
is come to its height, reaches even to heaven, and calls aloud for vengeance; an end is come to it, and to the authors of it, ( Revelation 18:5 ) . The Targum of the whole is,

``draw out the sword against them, for the time of their end is come; descend, tread their mighty men slain, as anything is trodden in a winepress; pour out their blood, for their wickedness is multiplied.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (wdr) (pateite) , "calcate", Sept. so Syr. Ar.

Joel 3:13 In-Context

11 Vengan pronto, naciones de todas partes.
Reúnanse en el valle».
¡Y ahora, oh Señor
, llama a tus guerreros!

12 «Que las naciones se movilicen para la guerra.
Que marchen hacia el valle de Josafat.
Allí, yo, el Señor
, me sentaré
para pronunciar juicio contra todas ellas.

13 Den rienda suelta a la hoz,
porque la cosecha está madura.
Vengan, pisen las uvas,
porque el lagar está lleno
y los barriles rebosan
con la perversidad de esas naciones».

14 Miles y miles esperan en el valle de la decisión.
Es allí donde llegará el día del Señor
.

15 El sol y la luna se oscurecerán
y las estrellas dejarán de brillar.