Joel 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 3:2 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 3:2 — KJV
“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.”
— Joel 3:2 (KJV)
Joel 3:2 in Context — About the Book of Joel
Joel turns a devastating locust plague into a call for national fasting — then pivots to one of Scripture's greatest promises: I will restore the years the locusts have eaten, and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Peter quoted it at Pentecost as fulfilled.
Cross-References for Joel 3:2
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:2: gather, people, israel
“I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. vex: Heb. provoke to anger, or, grief”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:2: also, nations, bring
“And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land:”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:2: gather, bring, into
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:2: gather, nations, into
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.”
Shares key themes with Joel 3:2: gather, bring, people
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