Joel
Joel 3:12
12Let the nations be roused
and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat,
for there I will sit down
to judge all the nations on every side.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| be roused | יֵע֙וֹרוּ֙ | yê·‘ō·w·rū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5782 rouse oneself, awake |
| and advance | וְיַעֲל֣וּ | wə·ya·‘ă·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Valley | עֵ֖מֶק | ‘ê·meq | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6010 vale |
| of Jehoshaphat | יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there | שָׁ֗ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I will sit down | אֵשֵׁ֛ב | ’ê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| to judge | לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט | liš·pōṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8199 judge, govern |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| on every side | מִסָּבִֽיב׃ | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joel 3:2 · Psalm 98:9 · Isaiah 3:13 · Isaiah 2:4 · Psalm 96:13 · Micah 4:3 · Psalm 7:6 · Joel 3:14 · Zechariah 14:4 · Revelation 19:11 · Psalm 110:5–6 · Ezekiel 39:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.