Maybe you will make yourself strong and ready for war, but God can help you win or help you lose.”
Joel 3:10 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version Beat your plows into swords. Make spears from your pruning hooks. Let the weak man say, “I am a strong soldier.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, I am strong [a warrior]! [Isa. 2:4; Mic. 4:3.] American Standard Version (1901) Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Common English Bible Beat the iron tips of your plows into swords and your pruning tools into spears; let the weakling say, “I am mighty.” Catholic Public Domain Version Cut your ploughs into swords and your hoes into spears. Let the weak say, 'For I am strong.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak say: I am strong. |
Maybe you will make yourself strong and ready for war, but God can help you win or help you lose.”
Then God will act as judge to end arguments between nations. He will decide what is right for people from many lands. They will stop using their weapons for war. They will hammer their swords into plows and use their spears to make tools for harvesting. All fighting between nations will end. They will never again train for war.
Sharpen the arrows! Get your shields! The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes because he wants to destroy Babylon. The army from Babylon destroyed his Temple in Jerusalem, so he will give them the punishment they deserve.
Then God will act as judge to end arguments between people in many places. He will decide what is right for great nations far and near. They will stop using their weapons for war. They will hammer their swords into plows and use their spears to make tools for harvesting. All fighting between nations will end. They will never again train for war.
But the Lord will protect the people in Jerusalem. Even the man who trips and falls will become a great soldier like David. And the men from David’s family will be like gods—like the Lord’s own angel leading the people.
When Jesus saw her, he called to her, “Woman, you have been made free from your sickness!”
Jesus said to them, “But now if you have money or a bag, carry that with you. If you don’t have a sword, sell your coat and buy one.