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Joel 3:9-17

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9Proclaim this among the nations:

Prepare for holy war; stir up the warriors!

Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!

10Beat your plowshares into swords,

And your pruning hooks into spears;

Let the weak man say, “I am a warrior.”

11Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,

And gather yourselves there.

Bring down, Lord, Your warriors.

12Let the nations be awakened

And come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,

For there I will sit to judge

All the surrounding nations.

13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.

Come, tread the grapes, for the wine press is full;

The vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.

14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!

For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

15The sun and moon have become dark,

And the stars have lost their brightness.

16The Lord roars from Zion

And utters His voice from Jerusalem,

And the heavens and the earth quake.

But the Lord is a refuge for His people,

And a stronghold for the sons of Israel.

17Then you will know that I am the Lord your God,

Dwelling on Zion, My holy mountain.

So Jerusalem will be holy,

And strangers will no longer pass through it.