Joel

Joel 3:9–11

⁹Proclaim this among the nations:

“Prepare for war;

rouse the mighty men;

let all the men of war

advance and attack!

¹⁰Beat your plowshares into swords

and your pruning hooks into spears.

Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

¹¹Come quickly, all you surrounding nations,

and gather yourselves.

Bring down Your mighty ones,

O LORD.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Proclaim	קִרְאוּ־	qir·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
this	זֹאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
among the nations	בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם	bag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
Prepare	קַדְּשׁ֖וּ	qad·də·šū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
for war	מִלְחָמָ֑ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
rouse	הָעִ֙ירוּ֙	hā·‘î·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
the mighty men	הַגִּבּוֹרִ֔ים	hag·gib·bō·w·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty
let all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H376 man
of war	הַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
advance	יִגְּשׁ֣וּ	yig·gə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
and attack	יַֽעֲל֔וּ	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beat	כֹּ֤תּוּ	kōt·tū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3807 beat, crush by beating
your plowshares	אִתֵּיכֶם֙	’it·tê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H855 ploughshare
into swords	לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹת	la·ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2719 sword
and your pruning hooks	וּמַזְמְרֹֽתֵיכֶ֖ם	ū·maz·mə·rō·ṯê·ḵem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4211 pruning-knife
into spears	לִרְמָחִ֑ים	lir·mā·ḥîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H7420 spear, lance
Let the weak	הַֽחַלָּ֔שׁ	ha·ḥal·lāš	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2523 weak
say	יֹאמַ֖ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
strong	גִּבּ֥וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	וָבֹ֧אוּ	wā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
quickly	ע֣וּשׁוּ	‘ū·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5789 lend aid, come to help
all	כָֽל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
surrounding	מִסָּבִ֖יב	mis·sā·ḇîḇ	Preposition-m; Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
nations	הַגּוֹיִ֛ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
and gather yourselves	וְנִקְבָּ֑צוּ	wə·niq·bā·ṣū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6908 gather, collect
Bring down	הַֽנְחַ֥ת	han·ḥaṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5181 go down, descend
Your mighty ones	גִּבּוֹרֶֽיךָ׃	gib·bō·w·re·ḵā	Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
O LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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

Joel 3:9 Jeremiah 46:3–4 · Jeremiah 31:10 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Ezekiel 38:7

Joel 3:10 Zechariah 12:8 · Micah 4:3 · Isaiah 2:4 · 2 Chronicles 25:8 · Luke 22:36

Joel 3:11 Isaiah 13:3 · Zephaniah 3:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.