Joel 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Joel 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joel 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joel 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.”

Joel 3:12 — World English Bible

Joel 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. ”

Joel 3:12 — American Standard Version

Joel 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.”

Joel 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Joel 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let the nations rouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about. ”

Joel 3:12 — Darby Translation

Joel 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let the heathen be wakened, and come vp to the valley of Iehoshaphat: for there will I sit to iudge all the heathen round about.”

Joel 3:12 — Geneva Bible

Joel 3:12 in Context — Joel 3

10 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.

13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

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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What Does Joel 3:12 Mean?

Joel 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Joel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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