Joel 3:2

“I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat, and I will enter into judgment with them there on account of my people and my inheritance, Israel, whom they scattered among the nations, and my land they divided up.”

Joel 3:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joel 3:2, word by word

I will gatherקִבַּצְתִּיkibatsti

gather

To bring people to one place, or to come together there.

Where else “kibatsti” appears
the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
and bring them downהוֹרַדְתִּיhoradti

bring down

To bring something or someone to a lower place.

Where else “horadti” 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
and I will enter into judgmentנִשְׁפַּטְתִּיnishpatti

call to account

To call to account, punish.

Where else “nishpatti” appears
my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “ami” appears
and my inheritanceנַחֲלָתִnachalati

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

Where else “nachalati” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
they scatteredפִּזְּרוּpizru

scatter

To scatter, to disperse.

Where else “pizru” appears
and my landאַרְצִartsi

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “artsi” appears
they divided upחִלֵּקוּchileku

divide

To give each one their part.

Where else “chileku” appears

Translation note

“Jehoshaphat” means “YHWH judges.”

The context

1For look, in those days and at that time, when I turn back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

2 · This verse (above)

3And for my people they cast lots, and gave the boy for a prostitute, and the girl they sold for wine, and drank it.

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