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11 All you nations, hurry!
    Come together in that place.
    Lord, bring your strong soldiers.
12 Wake up, nations!
    Come to Jehoshaphat Valley.
There I will sit to judge
    all the surrounding nations.
13 Bring the sickle,
    because the harvest is ripe.[a]
Come, walk on the grapes,
    because the winepress is full.
The barrels will be full and spilling over,
    because their evil is great.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:13 harvest is ripe This time of judgment is compared to harvest time.

11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
    and assemble(A) there.

Bring down your warriors,(B) Lord!

12 “Let the nations be roused;
    let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(C)
for there I will sit
    to judge(D) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(E)
    for the harvest(F) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(G)
    for the winepress(H) is full
    and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”

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