| 3:1 | "In those days and at that time, I will bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem. |
| 3:2 | I will gather all the nations. I will bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. I will judge them there. They scattered the Israelites, the people who belong to me, among the nations. They divided my land. |
| 3:3 | They threw dice for my people. They traded boys for prostitutes. They sold girls so that they could buy wine to drink. |
| 3:4 | "Now what do you have against me, Tyre and Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will quickly pay you back for what you have done. |
| 3:5 | You took my silver and my gold. You brought my finest treasures to your temples. |
| 3:6 | You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks. That way you could send them far away from their land. |
| 3:7 | I am going to make them leave the place where you sold them. I will pay you back for what you have done. |
| 3:8 | I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah. They will sell them to the people of Sheba, a nation that is far away." The LORD has spoken. |
| 3:9 | Announce this among the nations: Prepare yourselves for war. Wake up the warriors. Have all the warriors come near and attack. |
| 3:10 | Hammer your plowblades into swords and your pruning shears into spears. Weaklings should say that they are warriors. |
| 3:11 | Hurry from every direction, and gather there, all you nations. O LORD, bring your soldiers. |
| 3:12 | Wake up, you nations. Come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. |
| 3:13 | Cut them down like grain. The harvest is ripe. Stomp on them as you would stomp on grapes. The winepress is full. The vats overflow. The nations are very wicked. |
| 3:14 | There are many, many people in the valley of decision. The day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. |
| 3:15 | The sun and the moon will turn dark. The stars will no longer shine. |
| 3:16 | The LORD will roar from Zion, and his voice will thunder from Jerusalem. The sky and the earth will shake. The LORD will be a refuge for his people. He will be a stronghold for the people of Israel. |
| 3:17 | "You will know that I am the LORD your God. I live on my holy mountain, Zion. Jerusalem will be holy. Foreigners will never invade it again. |
| 3:18 | On that day new wine will cover the mountains. Milk will flow on the hills. Water will flow in all the brooks of Judah. A spring will flow from the LORD'S temple. It will water the valley of Shittim. |
| 3:19 | Egypt will become a wasteland. Edom will become a barren desert. This is because the nations were cruel to Judah. They murdered innocent people in their land. |
| 3:20 | People will always live in Judah. People will live in Jerusalem from now on. |
| 3:21 | I will punish those who murder." The LORD lives in Zion! |
Joel 3 - God's Word Translation
