The LORD's Judgment on the Nations

31 "For behold , in those days and at that time , When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem , 2 I will gather all the nations And bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat . Then I will enter into judgment with them there On behalf of My people and My inheritance , Israel , Whom they have scattered among the nations ; And they have divided up My land . 3 "They have also cast lots for My people , Traded a boy for a harlot And sold a girl for wine that they may drink . 4 "Moreover , what are you to Me, O Tyre , Sidon and all the regions of Philistia ? Are you rendering Me a recompense ? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head . 5 "Since you have taken My silver and My gold , brought My precious treasures to your temples , 6 and sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory , 7 behold , I am going to arouse them from the place where e you have sold them, and return your recompense on your head . 8 "Also I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah , and they will sell them to the Sabeans , to a distant nation ," for the Lord has spoken .

9 Proclaim this among the nations : Prepare a war ; rouse the mighty men ! Let all the soldiers e draw near , let them come up! 10 Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears ; Let the weak say , "I am a mighty man ." 11 Hasten and come , all you surrounding nations , And gather yourselves there . Bring down , O Lord , Your mighty ones . 12 Let the nations be aroused And come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat , For there I will sit to judge All the surrounding nations . 13 Put in the sickle , for the harvest is ripe . Come , tread , for the wine press is full ; The vats overflow , for their wickedness is great . 14 Multitudes , multitudes in the valley of decision ! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision . 15 The sun and moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness .

The Deliverance of Judah

16 The Lord roars from Zion And utters His voice from Jerusalem , And the heavens and the earth tremble . But the Lord is a refuge for His people And a stronghold to the sons of Israel . 17 Then you will know that I am the Lord your God , Dwelling in Zion , My holy mountain . So Jerusalem will be holy , And strangers will pass through it no more .

18 And in that day The mountains will drip with sweet wine , And the hills will flow with milk , And all the brooks of Judah will flow with water ; And a spring will go out from the house of the Lord To water the valley of Shittim . 19 Egypt will become a waste , And Edom will become a desolate wilderness , Because of the violence done to the sons of Judah , In whose land they have shed innocent blood . 20 But Judah will be inhabited forever And Jerusalem for all generations . 21 And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged , For the Lord dwells in Zion .