Joel 3:10 Parallel Translations

Hammer your plowblades into swords and your pruning shears into spears. Weaklings should say that they are warriors.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

Beat your plow-shares 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.'

Joel 3:10 Cross References

XREF:

Isaiah 2:4 And He will judge between the nations, And will render decisions for many peoples; And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they learn war.

Micah 4:3 And He will judge between many peoples And render decisions for mighty, distant nations. Then they will hammer their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation will not lift up sword against nation, And never again will they train for war.

Zechariah 12:8 "In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD before them. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:10 {g} Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.
(g) When I will execute my judgments against my enemies, I will cause everyone to be ready, and to prepare their weapons to destroy one another, for my Church's sake.

WES:

3:10 I am strong - Put on strength and valour; let none be absent from this war.

MHC:

3:9-17 Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, shall be cut off from all comfort and joy. Most of the prophets foretell the same final victory of the church of God over all that oppose it. To the wicked it will be a terrible day, but to the righteous it will be a joyful day. What cause have those who possess an interest in Christ, to glory in their Strength and their Redeemer! The acceptable year of the Lord, a day of such great favour to some, will be a day of remarkable vengeance to others: let every one that is out of Christ awake, and flee from the wrath to come.

CONC:

Beat Feeble Hammered Hooks Javelins Mighty Plough-blades Ploughshares Plowshares Plow-shares Pruning Pruninghooks Pruning-hooks Pruning-knives Spears Strong Swords Vine-knives Warrior Weak Weakling

Beat Hammered Hooks Javelins Mighty Plowshares Plow-Shares Pruning Pruninghooks Pruning-Hooks Spears Strong Swords Warrior Weak

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