Joel 3:9

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“Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!”

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Read Joel 3:9 in the flow of Joel3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Joel3 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Proclaim ye this among the nations; prepare war; stir up the mighty men; let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joel 3:9 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 96:10Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
  2. Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
  3. Isaiah 34:1Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
  4. Jeremiah 31:10Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
  5. Jeremiah 46:3“Deploy your shields, small and large; advance for battle!
  6. Jeremiah 50:2“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’
  7. Ezekiel 21:21For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver.
  8. Ezekiel 38:7Get ready; prepare yourself, you and all your company gathered around you; you will be their guard.
  9. Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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