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Joel 3:10

Judgment

8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.

12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
KJV
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
WEB
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’
ASV
Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
DARBY
Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.
BLB
Beat your⁺ plowshares into swords, and your⁺ pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, ‘I [am] strong.’
ÅB
Smi deres hakker om til sverd og deres vingårdskniver til spyd! Den veke si: Jeg er en helt!
OTB
Smi plogskjærene om til sverd
og vingårdsknivene til spyd.
La den svake nå si: "Jeg er sterk!"
B1930
Smi eders hakker om til sverd og eders vingårdskniver til spyd! Den veke si: Jeg er en helt!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Zechariah 12:8

    In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

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  • Micah 4:3

    And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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  • Isaiah 2:4

    And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:8

    But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

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  • Luke 22:36

    Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

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