The Lord Judges the Nations
1 “For behold, in those days and at that time, when I qrestore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the rValley of Jehoshaphat. And I will senter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,
12 Let the nations stir themselves up
and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat;
for there I will sit to judge
all the surrounding nations.
14 Multitudes, multitudes,
in the valley of decision!
For the zday of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
16 bThe Lord roars from Zion,
and utters his voice from Jerusalem,
and cthe heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is a drefuge to his people,
a stronghold to the people of Israel.
