Joel 3:1-21 CEV

[1] At that time I, the LORD, will make Judah and Jerusalem prosperous again. [2] Then in Judgment Valley I will bring together the nations that scattered my people Israel everywhere in the world, and I will bring charges against those nations. They divided up my land [3] and gambled to see who would get my people; they sold boys and girls to pay for prostitutes and wine. [4] You people of Tyre and Sidon and you Philistines, why are you doing this? Are you trying to get even with me? I'll strike back before you know what's happened. [5] You've taken my prized possessions, including my silver and gold, and carried them off to your temples. [6] You have dragged the people of Judah and Jerusalem from their land and sold them to the Greeks. [7] But I'll make the people of Judah determined to come home, and what happened to them will happen to you. [8] I'll hand over your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, who live far away. I, the LORD, have spoken! [9] Say to the nations: "Get ready for war! Be eager to fight. Line up for battle and prepare to attack. [10] Make swords out of plows and spears out of garden tools. Strengthen every weakling." [11] Hurry, all you nations! Come quickly. Ask the LORD to bring his warriors along. [12] You must come now to Judgment Valley, where the LORD will judge the surrounding nations. [13] They are a field of ripe crops. Bring in the harvest! They are grapes piled high. Start trampling them now! If our enemy's sins were wine, every jar would overflow. [14] Crowds fill Decision Valley. The judgment day of the LORD will soon be here- [15] no light from the sun or moon, and stars no longer shine. [16] From the heart of Jerusalem the LORD roars like a lion, shaking the earth and sky. But the LORD is a fortress, a place of safety for his people Israel. [17] I am the LORD your God. And you will know I live on Zion, my sacred hill, because Jerusalem will be sacred, untouched by foreign troops. [18] On that day, fruitful vineyards will cover the mountains. And your cattle and goats that graze on the hills will produce a lot of milk. Streams in Judah will never run dry; a stream from my house will flow in Acacia Valley. [19] Egypt and Edom were cruel and brutal to Judah, without a reason. Now their countries will become a barren desert, [20] but Judah and Jerusalem will always have people. [21] I, the LORD, live on Mount Zion. I will punish the guilty and defend the innocent.