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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.

14 There are many, many people in the Valley of Decision.[b]
    The Lord’s special day is near in the Valley of Decision.

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 3:13 harvest is ripe This time of judgment is compared to harvest time.
  2. Joel 3:14 Valley of Decision This is like the name “Jehoshaphat Valley.”

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

14 Multitudes,(G) multitudes
    in the valley(H) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(I) is near
    in the valley of decision.(J)

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