1 At that time I, the Lord, will make Judah and Jerusalemprosperous again. 2 Then in Judgment Valley3.2 Judgment Valley: The Hebrew text has "Jehoshaphat Valley," which means "Valley of the Lord’s Judgment." This valley is mentioned here and in verse 12, but nowhere else in the Bible.I will bring together the nations that scattered my people Israel everywhere in the world, and I will bring charges against those nations. They divided up my land 3 and gambled to see who would get my people; they sold boys and girls to pay for prostitutes and wine.
4 Is 23.1-18; Ez 26.1—28.26;Am 1.9,10;Zec 9.1-4;Mt 11.21,22;Lk 10.13,14;Is 14.29-31;Jr 47.1-7;Ez 25.15-17;Am 1.6-8;Zep 2.4-7;Zec 9.5-7.You people of Tyreand Sidon3.4 Tyre and Sidon: Two Phoenician coastal cities.and you Philistines, why are you doing this? Are you trying to get even with me? I’ll strike back before you know what’s happened. 5 You’ve taken my prized possessions, including my silver and gold, and carried them off to your temples.3.5 temples: Or "palaces."6 You have dragged the people of Judahand Jerusalemfrom their land and sold them to the Greeks.
7 But I’ll make the people of Judah determined to come home, and what happened to them will happen to you. 8 I’ll hand over your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans,3.8 Sabeans: The people of Seba, a region in southwest Arabia.who live far away. I, the Lord, have spoken!
Judgment in Judgment Valley
9 Say to the nations:
"Get ready for war!
Be eager to fight.
Line up for battle
and prepare to attack.
10 Is 2.4;Mic 4.3.Make swords out of plows
and spears out of garden tools.
Strengthen every weakling."
11 Hurry, all you nations!
Come quickly.
Ask the Lordto bring
his warriors along.3.11 Ask … along: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
12 You must come now
to Judgment Valley,3.12 Judgment Valley: See the note at 3.2.
where the Lordwill judge
the surrounding nations.
13 Rev 14.14-16;Rev 14.19,20;19.15.They are a field of ripe crops.
Bring in the harvest!
They are grapes piled high.
Start trampling them now!3.13 grapes … now: People trampled grapes with their bare feet to squeeze out the juice.
If our enemy’s sins were wine,
every jar would overflow.
14 Crowds fill Decision Valley.
The judgment day of the Lord
will soon be here—
15 no light from the sun or moon,
and stars no longer shine.
16 Am 1.2.From the heart of Jerusalem
the Lordroars like a lion,
shaking the earth and sky.
But the Lordis a fortress,
a place of safety
for his people Israel.
God Will Bless His People
17 I am the Lordyour God.
And you will know I live on Zion,
my sacred hill,
because Jerusalemwill be sacred,
untouched by foreign troops.
18 On that day, fruitful vineyards
will cover the mountains.
And your cattle and goats
that graze on the hills
will produce a lot of milk.
Streams in Judah
will never run dry;
a stream from my house
will flow in Acacia Valley.3.18 Acacia Valley: In the plains of Moab, northeast of the Dead Sea.
19 Egyptand Edomwere cruel
and brutal to Judah,
without a reason.
Now their countries will become
a barren desert,
20 but Judah and Jerusalem
will always have people.
21 I, the Lord, live on Mount Zion.
I will punish the guilty
and defend the innocent.3.21 I will … innocent: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Jerusalem
Hoje: Jerusalem, Israel
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫םyerushalaimἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Sidon is the city from which the borders of Canaan reached; Jesus said Tyre and Sidon would have repented if the miracles performed in Chorazin and Bethsaida had occurred in them (Matthew 11:21).
Philistia is the land of the Philistines, where Gath was located. The Lord says that Philistia acted in vengeance and, with ancient hostility, sought to destroy Judah (Ezekiel 25:15).
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Sheba is the land of a queen who came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, arriving with camels carrying spices, gold, and precious stones (2 Chronicles 9:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jacob, son of Isaac, bought the birthright from Esau, wrestled with God at Penuel, and received the name Israel; his twelve sons gave rise to the tribes (Genesis 32:28).
Significado: “One who takes by the heel (supplanter)”
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Judah, fourth son of Jacob and Leah, proposed selling Joseph instead of killing him, fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and received the blessing of the scepter from his father (Genesis 49:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Zion is the fortress David captured, which became the City of David; the people of the Lord live there, and it was foretold that Zion would be plowed like a field (2 Samuel 5:7).