Joel 3:12

3:12 Let the nations be roused and let them go up

to the valley of Jehoshaphat,

for there I will sit in judgment on all the surrounding nations.

Joel 3:15-16

3:15 The sun and moon are darkened;

the stars withhold ¹  their brightness.

3:16 The Lord roars from Zion;

from Jerusalem ²  his voice bellows out. ³ 

The heavens ⁴  and the earth shake.

But the Lord is a refuge for his people;

he is a stronghold for the citizens ⁵  of Israel.

[3:15]  ¹ tn Heb “gather in.”

[3:16]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:16]  ³ tn Heb “he sounds forth his voice.”

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Or “the sky.” See the note on “sky” in 2:30.

[3:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “sons.”