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Let the nationsהַגּוֹיִםbe rousedיֵעוֹרוּand come upוְיַעֲלוּtoאֶלthe valleyעֵמֶקof Jehoshaphat;יְהוֹשָׁפָטforכִּיthereשָׁםI will sitאֵשֵׁבto judgeלִשְׁפֹּטallכָּלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםround about.מִסָּבִיב
Joel 3:12
Study it in the app“Let the nations be roused and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joel 3:12, word by word
- Let the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- be rousedיֵעוֹרוּyeoru
stir up
To move someone to act, as YHWH a king.
Where else “yeoru” appears- and come upיַעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- the valleyעֵמֶקemek
valley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appears- of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָטyehoshafat
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat: the name of several men; among them David's recorder (2 Samuel 8:16) and a king of Judah (1 Kings 22). It means "YHWH has judged." It is also the name of a valley (Joel 3).
Where else “yehoshafat” appears- I will sitאֵשֵׁבeshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “eshev” appears- to judgeשְׁפֹּטshepot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shepot” appears- round aboutסָּבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears
The context
11Hurry and come, all the nations round about, and gather together there. Bring down, YHWH, your mighty men.
12 · This verse (above)
13Put in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe; come, tread, for the winepress is full; the vats overflow, for their evil is great.