1 F or, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

For behold, in those days and at that time when I shall reverse the captivity and restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,

2 I will also 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.

I will gather all nations and will bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, and there will I deal with and execute judgment upon them for My people and of My heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and they have divided My land.

3 A nd 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.

And they have cast lots for My people, and have given a boy for a harlot and have sold a girl for juice and have drunk it.

4 Y ea, and 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;

Yes, and what are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon and all the divisions of Philistia? Will you pay Me back for something? Even if you pay Me back, swiftly and speedily I will return your deed upon your own head,

5 b ecause ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

Because you have taken My silver and My gold and have carried into your temples and palaces My precious treasures,

6 t he children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.

And have sold the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem to the sons of the Grecians, that you may remove them far from their border.

7 B ehold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:

Behold, I will stir them up out of the place to which you have sold them and will return your deed upon your own head.

8 a nd I 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.

I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far off, for the Lord has spoken it.

9 P roclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up:

Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare war! Stir up the mighty men! Let all the men of war draw near, let them come up.

10 b eat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong!

11 A ssemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord.

Hasten and come, all you nations round about, and assemble yourselves; there You, O Lord, will bring down Your mighty ones (Your warriors).

12 L et the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.

Let the nations bestir themselves and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there will I sit to judge all the nations round about.

13 P ut ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great.

Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, get down and tread the grapes, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for the wickedness is great.

14 M ultitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

15 T he sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

The sun and the moon are darkened and the stars withdraw their shining.

16 T he Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

The Lord will thunder and roar from Zion and utter His voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake; but the Lord will be a refuge for His people and a stronghold to the children of Israel.

17 S o shall 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.

So shall you know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain. Then shall Jerusalem be holy, and strangers and foreigners shall no more pass through it.

18 A nd it shall come to pass in that day, that the 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 of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

And in that day, the mountains shall drip with fresh juice and the hills shall flow with milk; and all the brooks and riverbeds of Judah shall flow with water, and a fountain shall come forth from the house of the Lord and shall water the Valley of Shittim.

19 E gypt 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.

Egypt shall be a desolation and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness for their violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

20 B ut Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

But Judah shall remain and be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21 F or I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the Lord dwelleth in Zion.

And I will cleanse and hold as innocent their blood and avenge it, blood which I have not cleansed, held innocent, and avenged, for the Lord dwells in Zion.