Joel

Joel 3:2

²I will gather all the nations

and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.^b

There I will enter into judgment against them

concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel,

whom they have scattered among the nations

as they divided up My land.

Footnotes

b 3:2 Jehoshaphat means the LORD judges; also in verse 12.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will gather	וְקִבַּצְתִּי֙	wə·qib·baṣ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6908 gather, collect
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and bring them down	וְה֣וֹרַדְתִּ֔ים	wə·hō·w·raḏ·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
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
There	שָׁ֗ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
I will enter into judgment	וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֨י	wə·niš·paṭ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8199 judge, govern
against them	עִמָּ֜ם	‘im·mām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5973 with
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My people	עַמִּ֨י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
My inheritance	וְנַחֲלָתִ֤י	wə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they have scattered	פִּזְּר֣וּ	piz·zə·rū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H6340 scatter
among the nations	בַגּוֹיִ֔ם	ḇag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
as	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
they divided up	חִלֵּֽקוּ׃	ḥil·lê·qū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2505 divide, share
My land	אַרְצִ֖י	’ar·ṣî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 14:2–4 · Isaiah 66:16 · Zephaniah 3:8 · Ezekiel 38:22 · Zechariah 12:3–4 · Joel 3:12 · Ezekiel 39:11 · Ezekiel 35:10 · Jeremiah 25:31 · Revelation 16:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.