Joel 3:10 KJV — MannaFest

Joel 3:10

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

KJV

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ASV

Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong.

WEB

Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’

YLT

Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, `I am mighty.'

DBT

Beat your ploughshares into swords, and your pruning-knives into spears; let the weak say, I am strong.

About this book

Old Testament

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Joel — A locust plague, a call to return, and a promise of the Spirit poured out on all flesh — the text Peter will cite on the day of Pentecost.

Author: Joel son of Pethuel (1:1)
Date: Disputed — proposals range from 9th c. BC (early pre-exilic) to post-exilic 5th c. BC; the book itself is undated

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Cross-references

7 verses on the floor

Zechariah 12:8
In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.
Micah 4:3
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
2 Chronicles 25:8
But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
Luke 13:12
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

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When the hour of God's judgment shall come effectual methods shall be taken to gather all nations to the battle of that great day of God Almighty, Rev. xvi. It seems to be here spoken ironically: " Proclaim you this among the Gentiles; let all the forces of the nations be summoned to join in confederacy against God and his people." It is like that, Isa. vii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

When God's cause is to be pleaded, either by the law or by the sword, he has those ready that shall please it effectually, witnesses ready to appear for him in the court of judgment, soldiers ready to appear for him in the field of battle. They shall beat ploughshares into swords, if need be. However, it is plain that to them the charge in given (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JOE 3:10ISA 2:4 HOS 2:18
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JOE 3:10ISA 2:4 MIC 4:3
JOE 3:10MIC 4:3 ISA 2:4
JOE 3:10ISA 2:4 ISA 11:6-9
JOE 3:10ISA 2:4 ZEC 9:10
JOE 3:10ISA 2:4 ISA 60:17-18
JOE 3:10MIC 4:3 JOE 3:9-16
JOE 3:102CH 25:8 2CH 14:11

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