1 F or lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

“For behold, in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem,

2 T hen I have gathered all the nations, And caused them to go down unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, And I have been judged with them there, Concerning My people and Mine inheritance -- Israel, Whom they scattered among nations, And My land they have apportioned.

I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land.

3 A nd for My people they do cast a lot, And they give the young man for an harlot, And the young woman have sold for wine, That they may drink.

They have cast lots for My people, Have given a boy as payment for a harlot, And sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.

4 A nd also, what ye to Me, O Tyre and Zidon, And all circuits of Philistia? Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly, hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head.

“Indeed, what have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the coasts of Philistia? Will you retaliate against Me? But if you retaliate against Me, Swiftly and speedily I will return your retaliation upon your own head;

5 I n that My silver and My gold ye took, And My desirable things that are good, Ye have brought in to your temples.

Because you have taken My silver and My gold, And have carried into your temples My prized possessions.

6 A nd sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.

Also the people of Judah and the people of Jerusalem You have sold to the Greeks, That you may remove them far from their borders.

7 L o, I am stirring them up out of the place Whither ye have sold them, And I have turned back your recompence on your head,

“Behold, I will raise them Out of the place to which you have sold them, And will return your retaliation upon your own head.

8 A nd have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.

I will sell your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the people of Judah, And they will sell them to the Sabeans, To a people far off; For the Lord has spoken.”

9 P roclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.

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

10 B eat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, `I mighty.'

Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’”

11 H aste, and come in, all ye nations round, And be gathered together, Thither cause to come down, O Jehovah, Thy mighty ones.

Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O Lord.

12 W ake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.

“Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.

13 S end ye forth a sickle, For ripened hath harvest, Come in, come down, for filled hath been the press, Overflowed hath wine-presses, For great their wickedness.

Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, go down; For the winepress is full, The vats overflow— For their wickedness is great.”

14 M ultitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision, For near the day of Jehovah 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 S un and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

The sun and moon will grow dark, And the stars will diminish their brightness.

16 A nd Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to sons of Israel.

The Lord also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Jerusalem; The heavens and earth will shake; But the Lord will be a shelter for His people, And the strength of the children of Israel.

17 A nd ye have known that I Jehovah your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem hath been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.

“So you shall know that I am the Lord your God, Dwelling in Zion My holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, And no aliens shall ever pass through her again.” God Blesses His People

18 A nd it hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow milk, And all streams of Judah do go water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

And it will come to pass in that day That the mountains shall drip with new wine, The hills shall flow with milk, And all the brooks of Judah shall be flooded with water; A fountain shall flow from the house of the Lord And water the Valley of Acacias.

19 E gypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.

“Egypt shall be a desolation, And Edom a desolate wilderness, Because of violence against the people of Judah, For they have shed innocent blood in their land.

20 A nd Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.

But Judah shall abide forever, And Jerusalem from generation to generation.

21 A nd I have declared their blood innocent, I did not declare innocent, And Jehovah is dwelling in Zion!

For I will acquit them of the guilt of bloodshed, whom I had not acquitted; For the Lord dwells in Zion.”