📖 Joel — Chapter 3 (KJV)
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Joel 3:1 For, behold, Rin those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Joel 3:2 I will Ralso gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Joel 3:3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
Joel 3:4 Yea, Rand what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
Joel 3:5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried Rinto your temples my goodly Tpleasant things:
Joel 3:6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem Rhave ye sold unto Tthe Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
Joel 3:7 Behold, RI will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
Joel 3:8 And RI will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
Joel 3:9 RProclaim ye this among the Gentiles; TPrepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:
Joel 3:10 Beat Ryour plowshares into swords and your Tpruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.
Joel 3:11 RAssemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither Tcause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
Joel 3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the Rvalley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.
Joel 3:13 Put ye in Rthe sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.
Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.
Joel 3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
Joel 3:16 The LORD also shall Rroar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the Thope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Joel 3:17 So Rshall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Joel 3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Rthe mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Joel 3:19 REgypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Joel 3:20 But RJudah shall Tdwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Joel 3:21 For I Rwill cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: Tfor the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Joel 3:1–8 — The nations answer for scattering and selling people
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The gathering for judgment names divided land, sold children, stolen treasures, and trade in Judah’s people. Tyre, Zidon, and the coasts are confronted, and the harm is returned upon those who committed it.
Key Truth: Do not reduce people to goods or opportunities for gain.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For, ____ , in those days, and in that time, when I …” (Joel 3:1)
Find it in Joel 3:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Because ye have taken my ____ and my gold, and have carried into your temples my …” (Joel 3:5)
Find it in Joel 3:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye …” (Joel 3:6)
Find it in Joel 3:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Joel 3:9–16 — The nations gather before the Lord’s judgment
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
War preparation, harvest, and winepress images describe the summoned nations. The valley of decision is the setting of the Lord’s judgment, and his roar shakes creation while he is the hope and strength of his people.
Key Truth: Read the judgment scene with its stated divine authority.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the …” (Joel 3:9)
Find it in Joel 3:9 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Put ye in the ____ , for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; …” (Joel 3:13)
Find it in Joel 3:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the hope of his people, and the strength of the ____ of Israel.” (Joel 3:16)
Find it in Joel 3:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Joel 3:17–21 — Holy Zion and a life-giving fountain
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord’s dwelling, a holy Jerusalem, fruitful hills, and a fountain from the house portray restoration. Egypt and Edom’s violence is confronted while Judah’s enduring habitation and cleansing close the book.
Key Truth: Let hope of God’s presence shape justice and faithful living.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “So shall ye ____ that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, …” (Joel 3:17)
Find it in Joel 3:17 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the ____ of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their …” (Joel 3:19)
Find it in Joel 3:19 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “For I will ____ their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD …” (Joel 3:21)
Find it in Joel 3:21 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ezekiel 47:1 — Ezekiel’s restoration vision also begins water at the house.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you protect another person’s dignity and resist taking advantage of weakness?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which account best distinguishes Joel 3:1–8 (The nations answer for scattering and selling people) from the other movements of this chapter?
2. Which account best distinguishes Joel 3:9–16 (The nations gather before the Lord’s judgment) from the other movements of this chapter?
3. Which account best distinguishes Joel 3:17–21 (Holy Zion and a life-giving fountain) from the other movements of this chapter?
4. How do judgment and refuge appear together in the LORD's roar?
5. What connects the book's closing cleansing promise with Zion?
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