Joel 3:12

Joel · Old Testament · Chapter 3

“Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about.”Joel 3:12

What Does Joel 3:12 Mean?

Joel 3:12 is found in the book of Joel, chapter 3, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Joel 3:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Joel 3:2“I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.”Zechariah 14:4“And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”Psalms 96:13“Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.”Psalms 98:9“Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.”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.”Isaiah 3:13“The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.”2 Chronicles 20:12“O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.”Psalms 7:6“Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.”Isaiah 51:5“My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.”Joel 3:14“Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.”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.”2 Chronicles 20:26“And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.”Psalms 9:19“Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.”Psalms 76:8“Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,”Psalms 110:5“The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.”Isaiah 22:1“The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?”Ezekiel 30:3“For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.”Ezekiel 39:11“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.”Zechariah 10:5“And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.”Revelation 19:11“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.”

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